Description I've cycled around the lake of Orta before, in both directions. In my opinion the climb out of Omegna is the easiest even if it is sun exposed as the gradient is never severe. This time I ...

Description I'd intended to climb to Alpe Loccia but it was too hot and I'm not on form at the moment so cut my climb short by taking the Loreglia loop back to Omegna. The 380m of climbing seemed ...

Description Very hard today, ok once I got onto the Coiromonte hairpins although 5 min of my PB - 19m49s instead of 14m33 - 25% ! Although I blame 28mm rather than 25mm tires. I had a 30x34 gears and ...

Located at the Super Collet near the Lac II drag lift. It uses an Ortovox EasySearcher system with up to 6 victims. The park is over 10 hectares at the Lac II drag lift. There are organized avalanche ...

Conditions at the moment are similar to the start of the 2005 / 2006 season which saw a record 57 avalanche deaths in France. A thin snow-pack with very strong temperature gradients. On all slope ...

According to the French weather forecasting service, Meteo France, snow coverage remains within seasonal norms at mid and high altitudes in the Alps and Pyrenees, but the situation is far less ...

I've often thought it would be possible to make a cross country ski binding more like step in mtb binding. Well it seems like Rottefella have had the same thoughts and are currently testing a new XC ...

Salomon have issued a recall for its MTN pin binding range. The recall in only for bindings manufactured from May 2022 to March 2023. The recall concerns the possibility of a breakage of the spring ...

Launched back in the 1980s by promoter Pierre Schnebelen. The man behind Tignes. This mega project would have linked Orelle in the Maurienne with Bardonecchia in Italy to create a huge trans-national ...

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 ...

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 ...

Description Decided to go for a bit longer ride, only 44km mind, over 4 summits to do some climbing. A bit sluggish on the climbs to be honest - VAM of about 670m/h over 30 minutes. Nice to be though ...