French Start Up Aims to Help Skiers and Riders Avoid Long Lift Lines at Resorts with New ‘Waze’ Style App The Waze app is a popular app to shave minutes off your commute, but what about a Waze for skiing? A French startup is aiming to do just that. The Skiif navigation application relies on GPS and user data to tell skiers which chairlifts are crowded, where accidents have backed up traffic on the slopes, and other features. Related: 5 […] Luke Guilford | February 21, 2024 0 Comments
39% of French Ski Slopes Were Covered in Man-Made Snow in the 2022/2023 Season As the snowline rises across the European Alps, the once snow-sure resorts find themselves using more and more snowmaking to stay open. Where once you could be reasonably sure of being able to ski down to the lower village at around 4,600 feet off-piste through the trees, there are now just thin landing strips of snow, covered in artificial snow. […] Industry News Ben Davies | February 19, 2024 0 Comments
Chamonix, France, Conditions Report: Sunny Skies at Brévent and Flégère Report from January 12, 2024 Chamonix The Chamonix region in France includes five main ski areas. La Balme, Les Grands Montets, Brévent, Flégère, and Les Houches. Unlike most places in Europe, Chamonix does not have a mega resort where all resorts in the area are connected by lifts. Although from town Brévent/Flégère are connected and the closest areas to the […] Conditions Report Brett Ploss | January 21, 2024 0 Comments
Portes du Soleil, France/Switzerland, Conditions Report: Sunny Skiing at the 2nd-Largest Resort in the World Report from January 10-11, 2024 Portes du Soleil, France/Switzerland Portes du Soleil is the second-largest ski area in the world. With about 600km (375 miles) of pistes spanning over 12 connected ski resorts, there is a lot to explore. The area lies on the border of Switzerland and France with part of the ski area on either side of the […] Conditions Report Brett Ploss | January 19, 2024 0 Comments
2 Backcountry Skiers Face Manslaughter Charges After Potentially Triggering Avalanche That Killed Mother and Son Following the tragic avalanche in the Mont Blanc massif, France, that claimed the lives of a British mother and son on Thursday, December 28th, 2023, authorities have launched a manslaughter investigation. The police are actively searching for two backcountry skiers believed to have possibly triggered the fatal avalanche. Prosecutor Karline Bouisset told local media that “two cross-country skiers were upslope” […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 30, 2023 1 Comment
[VIDEO] Drivers Barely Escape Massive Landslide Over Highway in Maurienne Valley, France Landslides: like avalanches but bigger, heavier, and deadlier. At approximately 5:15 p.m. local time on Sunday, a large landslide occurred in the Maurienne valley of the French Alps, blocking railways and roads and causing disruption throughout the region. According to MSN, large rocks totaling 700 cubic meters in volume struck a protective barrier along the road leading to Italy’s Susa Valley […] SnowBrains | August 28, 2023 0 Comments
French Wildfires Devastate Southern Regions, 3,000 Evacuated On Monday, a fire in the Pyrénées-Orientales region of France in the southwest. In Perpignan, a city in Pyrénées-Orientales, more than 500 hectares (1200 acres) of land are in ashes. These wildfires have been getting extremely close to campsites. They also have caused the evacuation of some 3000 tourists in the past few days. These tourists went into temporary accommodations […] Fire Ian McIsaac | August 17, 2023 0 Comments
France Emerges As Surprise Contender for 2030 Winter Olympics France surprised everyone this week by announcing its intention to bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics in a lengthy press release late on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. France is also the host nation for the 2024 Summer Olympics, and the French Alpine regions of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur hope to build on the momentum of the Paris Olympics, and jointly […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | July 19, 2023 0 Comments