I bought some new tires for the commute bike. Michelin Lithion 4 in 700 x 32 mm with tan walls. These are really the first tires above basic commute treads that are suitable for training or longer ...

Although I cycle every day I'd not been out for a longer ride for a month due to skiing but the weather was spring like today so I decided to get in a short tour after doing some admin chores. The ...

Day trip to the 7 Laux with skimania from Lyon to show the mates my local ski area. We arrived at 8h30 but some of the mates were hiring ski gear which took an age and the rest of use were able to do ...

The press and social media have been buzzing about avalanche fatalities in the Alps and beyond this winter with people calling for off piste skiing and ski touring to be more closely regulated or even ...

Not great skating conditions. It seemed ok at 9.40 when I started (incidentally good timing to get up here) but even then my first run up the Outheran was 27 minutes compared to 18 minutes 4 years ago ...

As a preface, it is worth noting that you rarely encounter the same snow conditions two days in a row. Snow constantly transforms under the effects of temperature, wind, sun and humidity. As a result, ...

Emergency services were alerted when gendarmes discovered a vehicle parked at the trailhead of a ski touring route in the commune. Concern escalated after one of the women failed to appear at work on ...

The mayor of La Clusaz has issued a municipal decree banning off-piste skiing within the resort’s ski area, as avalanche risk in the Aravis remains at the maximum level of 5 out of 5 on Friday morning ...

The avalanche risk is 5/5 (Very High) for Friday 20th February across the majority of the mountain ranges of the Northern Alps and even 4/5 (High) in the Chartreuse, Vercors, Bauges, areas that ...

Due to the weather we had to reign in our ambitions. Finally a trip up to Allevard, 40 minutes from home. Road were clear to resort. We parked at the bottom at the Grand Paul lift. A specialty of ...

Following today's fatal avalanches in the Isere and Savoie, Météo-France has issued a special avalanche communiqué warning of a high avalanche risk across most of the Northern Alps and parts of the ...

Two major avalanches in the French Alps on Tuesday, February 17 2026, have left three people dead and several others injured, as authorities had already warned of a high avalanche risk across much of ...