Behind the calm of the shooting range and the smiles on podiums, the French women’s team has recently been shaken by a series of scandals more reminiscent of a crime column than a winter sports ...

The French Federation of Alpine and Mountain Clubs (FFCAM), also known as the French Alpine Club (CAF), has fallen victim to a CEO fraud scam, losing more than €380,000 in November. The incident was ...

Not too cold out of the fog, some people were in shorts but sun a bit low.

At 48, Edward Limbaga demolishes houses in California, plays golf with NHL legend Teemu Selänne, and until recently had never set foot on a pair of skis. Yet the American-Filipino newcomer has set his ...

Same situation in the Vosges at Markstein where the resort is complaining about 3000 euros of lost ticket sales. Here drivers broke down barriers as well as chewing up the ski trails. Someone was able ...

Risk 2 in the avalanche bulletin is a moderate risk of skier triggered avalanches. It is generally taken to be a green light for ski tourers and so it was on Monday 1st December 2025. Good weather ...

Ski touring, splitboarding and winter mountaineering offer a sense of freedom rarely matched elsewhere. But when tragedy strikes, the legal aftermath can be far less liberating. Despite the informal ...

A woman in her thirties lost her life in an avalanche on Wednesday morning while skiing off-piste in the Chamonix Valley. The incident occurred around 2000 meters altitude on the north face of the ...

I had spotted another climb on the Mont d'Or: the Carrières. Apart from 100 meters of gravel (why?), it is covered with rough concrete like a Belgian motorway. You can ride it with a road bike. So my ...

The aim was to do 1000m of V+. Promise made, promise kept, as politicians like to boast. Although in my case it really was kept. 3 climbs of 300 meters plus 100 extra meters at the end. I took it a ...

I fancied covering 1000 vertical meters via Miasino this time as the initial climb to Armeno. After Armeno there is a long section over 15% to Cheggio then some even steeper sections - 16-17% above !

The first real snow fell on the 12th December with continuous cover of 40 to 60cm at 1300 meters altitude and 80 to 100cm above 1600m unti early February. This was followed by rain and a thaw in the ...