Chamonix Guide Killed After Falling into Crevasse and Buried by Falling Snow Bridge An experienced Chamonix guide died on Friday after falling into a crevasse and having a snow bridge collapse on top of him. Jean-Louis Le Garrec was returning from Tacul on the main trail towards Hellbronner in the Mont Blanc massif with a client. The collapse of an exceptionally large snow bridge near the Aiguille de Toule, under the Géant Glacier at 11,800-feet, […] Climbing CragBrains | August 10, 2020 0 Comments
Face Masks Now Required in Chamonix, France City Center To keep the spread of COVID-19 at bay, Chamonix is enforcing a mandatory face mask ordinance within the French ski town’s city center. The town hall of Chamonix wrote in a Facebook post: “THE COMMON OF CHAMONIX-MONT-BLANC MAKES MANDATORY WATCH IN THE CITY CENTER Chamonix-Mont-Blanc has had the pleasure for a few weeks, to see its visitors come back. It […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 4, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Insane Mountainside Helicopter Rescue in French Alps [arve url="https://youtu.be/Jtq09vVFDow"] SnowBrains | July 23, 2020 1.1k Likes 1 Tweet 0 Comments
Eurostar’s London to French Alps Ski Train Canceled European train operator Eurostar has announced that they will be canceling their “ski train” for Winter 20/21. The ski train service has been in operation since 1997 and provides a gateway to the French Alps from London. The main culprit for the cancellation: coronavirus. According to PlanetSKI, Eurostar stated that due to Coronavirus restrictions, they will be focusing on high […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | July 10, 2020 5 Comments
VIDEO: Skiers Are Still Hitting Huge Lines in Chamonix, France View this post on Instagram I just fell in love with her shapes at first sight on saturday. In between rocks & ice it looked like one of those salty and sweet lines so I had to ski it on Sunday 🧂🥰 Here is one of our last journey with @vivianbruchez and @mathis_dumas in the Contamine Negri, #montblanc […] SnowBrains | June 8, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Story of Survival – Falling 50-Feet Into a Crevasse in Chamonix [arve url="https://youtu.be/Xpx4ajgaL08"] Guest Author | June 8, 2020 70 Likes 4 Tweets 13 Comments
VIDEO: ‘Controlled’ Avalanche Set Off by Patrol at La Clusaz in France Almost Gets Out of Hand This video captured by @Boludortrack at La Clusaz Ski Resort in France proves just how destructive and unpredictable avalanches can be. Related: VIDEO: Children Trigger Huge Avalanche While Sledding Imagine if the person recording this massive avalanche was positioned only a little bit closer up the hill… Avalanche AvyBrains | June 4, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Check Out the Lines Tof Henry Skied When Legendary Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix Reopened North face of Col du Plan Epron Tournier 🏔️ Reopening of Mama Aiguille du Midi after two months of break. Not the conditions I prefer but still good to be in the north side again. We were super surprised to see a big rock blocked in the entrance of the exit couloir. The low part was terrible with a big […] SnowBrains | May 19, 2020 0 Comments
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