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 ...

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 ...

Météo-France has issued the following avalanche warning for tomorrow, Saturday 29th November 2025: ...

Mountain rescue services based at Jausiers came to the rescue of a couple of ski tourers at 10h30 this morning on the north face of the Chapeau-de-Gendarme (2682m) to the south of Super-Sauze ski ...

Skiers and ski tourers are facing new restrictions. This time in the ski resort of les Sept Laux following a dispute with a land owner. A gate now blocks the bottom of the classic Vallons de la Pra ...

With fresh snow expected this week Meteo France's avalanche forecasters went out to the col du Galibier to check out the snowpack. The Galibier road is closed to traffic so access was on bikes, a ...

After a failed outing yesterday. Every time we gained a little altitude leaving Lyon, we ran into blizzards of snow, but today the weather was clear, sunny, and cold. Very cold, with a breeze. I ...

At one time the French mountains and hills were dotted with micro ski resorts but most have disappeared. We know of Notre-Dame de Vaulx (Our lady of the Valleys) and have even skied at nearby les ...