Avalanche Kills Off-Piste Skier Without a Beacon at La Norma Ski Area, France A 44-year-old woman died Saturday in an off-piste avalanche at La Norma ski resort in Savoie, France. The victim, from Bourgneuf, was skiing with her partner and a friend when their group triggered a massive slide in the Saint-Antoine valley. The slide was reportedly 650 feet wide and ran for 2,000 feet, with debris up to 10 feet deep in […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 30, 2024 0 Comments
Father Rescues 2 Teenage Sons Buried in Avalanche in Val d’Isère, France Two teenagers, aged 12 and 17, were rescued after being swept away by an avalanche in the off-piste Spatule sector of Val d’Isère in Savoie, France, on Monday, December 23. The avalanche occurred shortly after 1 p.m. in the Bellevarde area, a rugged and challenging terrain popular with advanced skiers. The region was under an orange snow alert with a […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 23, 2024 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Massive Week Ahead for the Alps | 1 Meter+ of Snow Before Christmas This forecast was written at 12 a.m. MST on Thursday, December 19, 2024 Europe was off to an early start for the 2024-25 season but then hit a lull with little snow falling in recent weeks. The dry spell is about to end as back-to-back storms could bring over a meter of snow to the Alps between now and Christmas. […] Weather WeatherBrains | December 19, 2024 0 Comments
French Engineers Prepare Val d’Isère Resort’s Slopes for Major World Cup Ski Event With the Critérium de la Première Neige ski race set for December 14-15 in Val d’Isère, France, a team of ski safety specialists from MBS, a French engineering company, is hard at work preparing its slopes for this high-stakes Alpine Ski World Cup competition. MBS, which specializes in slope safety and equipment, has partnered with the Val d’Isère Sports Club […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 9, 2024 0 Comments
Tignes-Val d’Isère, France, Report: Short Ski Day Followed by Relaxing Spa Experience This report is from Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Today started with a short trail run from our Club Med hotel to Tignes Le Lac. We rounded the lake and returned for a nice but cold 5K. Our resort has everything we need (including treadmills, but ‘no thank you!’), so finding an excuse to get out and see the town was […] Conditions Report Steven Agar | December 4, 2024 0 Comments
Tignes-Val d’Isere, France, Report: Superb Snow, Special Sundog, and Sunshine Report from Tuesday, December 3, 2024 Tignes received a refresh today with 4″ (10 cm) of fresh snow overnight. We were keen to see the difference the fresh snow made and headed out straight after breakfast to make the most of the day. The conditions were perfect again—blue skies and sunshine, zero wind, and around 30ºF. Yesterday’s report: Tignes, France, Report: Decent […] Conditions Report Steven Agar | December 3, 2024 0 Comments
Tignes, France, Report: Decent Conditions and Plenty of Terrain for Early December This report is from Monday, December 2, 2024 While most resorts in North America are making snow and waiting for Mother Nature to fill in the terrain so they can open, there is no such problem here in Tignes, France. Related: [VIDEO] Candide Thovex Crashes in Monster Jump at Tignes, France Tignes opened on November 23, and while it is […] Conditions Report Steven Agar | December 2, 2024 0 Comments
85-Year-Old French Ski Resort Alpe du Grand Serre Forced to Close Permanently—Climate Change to Blame? The Alpe du Grand Serre ski resort in the French Alps has permanently closed, citing financial difficulties and the impacts of climate change, France3 reports. On October 5, 2023, local authorities voted not to reopen the resort for the upcoming winter season, effectively ending its 85-year run as a popular winter sports destination. Related: Climate Change Could Actually Lead to More […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 8, 2024 0 Comments
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