On Sunday, February 2nd, a devastating avalanche struck the off-piste area of Puy-Saint-Vincent (Hautes-Alpes) around 1:30 PM, involving three skiers.

5 days ago · On Sunday, February 2nd, a devastating avalanche struck the off-piste area of Puy-Saint-Vincent (Hautes-Alpes) around 1:30 PM, involving three skiers. Two managed to escape unharmed, a third skier was buried under nearly four meters of snow and later succumbed to his injuries despite rescue efforts ...

2 days ago · Chamonix, February 5 - A mountain guide has lost his life in an avalanche in the Chamonix Valley, marking the third such tragedy in the area in just over a week. The victim, identified as Christophe Bressand, a 59-year-old experienced professional and teacher at the Jeanne d’Arc College in ...

5 days ago · A backcountry skier lost his life in an avalanche on Sunday afternoon in Bessans (Savoie). The massive snow slide, measuring 200 meters wide, occurred beneath Pointe d'Andagne at nearly 3,000 meters altitude. The avalanche struck around 4:00 PM beneath Pointe d'Andagne (3,217 meters) in the Bessans ...

Jan 28, 2025 · A 55-year-old skier lost his life on Tuesday in a massive avalanche that struck in the Mont-Blanc Massif, specifically the Grands Montets ski area on the NW facing Herse sector, according to emergency services and the Haute-Savoie Prefecture. The avalanche, described as "very large" by authorities ...

Jan 29, 2025 · 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 Aiguillette des Posettes (2201m) under the Croix de Posettes in …

Mountain bikes fall broadly into three categories. Rigid Hard tails Fully Suspended Which you choose depends on the kind of terrain you will be tackling.

Another useful technique is sighting off, that is deliberated plotting a course to the right or left of the point you are looking for. This helps allow for navigational errors so that you are sure of arriving to a known side of the control, you then turn in the direction of the control until you find it.

Hiking Grades The gradings used on PisteHors.com is based on the American Yosemite Decimal System.The first three grades are basically walking routes. The two higher grades are still largely walking routes but will involve some climbing skills and possible rope work.

Introduction > External Links > Guides. These are some guides I have skied with or know about. I generally ski with guides when friends of mine are going out with them. There is always lots to learn and in a high mountain, glaciated environment it provides an additional safety factor.