With just Val d'Isere, Tignes, Val Thorens, Chamonix and la Grave still open French alpine ski resorts are clearing up and taking stock after a prodigiously snowy winter.

14km in 32 minutes on skis, sounds pretty good going.

There are a lot of first descents but some really stand out.

A manslaughter inquiry has been opened by the Albertville prosecutor following the death of a Russian skier at les Arcs on the 29th of March.

The bodies of two men have been found by climbers on Wednesday afternoon on the goulotte Boivin under the Dôme des Ecrins.

On the 17th April I was able to witness this fantastic avalanche in the ruisseau d'Andagne, between Bonneval-sur-Arc and Bessans in the Maurienne valley.The film isn't great.

Closure may closure to hand in the long search for a missing ski tourer. Theodor left on his own for the Tarentaise on the weekend of the 2nd of March.

Snow cover is still excellent in the Alps and Pyrenees above 1800 meters.

Giulia Monego is an Italian professional skier. The first time she drove through La Grave she didn't realize there was a lift.

A 41 year old man from Lille was hit by an avalanche in the ski resort of Vars in the Hautes-Alpes this morning. The slide occurred on the Vallon blue. The man was partially buried by the debris.