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.

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.

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.

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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.

6 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 ...

Gear > Avalanche Gear > Snow Safety. Courses. With increasing information about avalanche risk many ski schools and resorts are running introductory training in the use of avalanche transceivers.

Everything you want to know about backcountry snowboarding and skiing, avoiding avalanches, finding fresh powder and buying the right ski and snowboard gear, sport: sking, sport:snowboarding

Gear > Checklist . Apart from your ski or snowboard equipment there is a lot of other gear you will need to carry. The principal concerns are weight and bulk.

Description. A slight change in the programme with a long ride along the river to Albigny sur Saone then a climb on the main road to Poleymieux au Mont d'Or although the short cut via Curis au Mont d'Or was a bad idea (too steep with my 42x24 gears).