Scoring a perfect 100 on the criticism index, Les Deux Alpes tops the list as Europe’s most criticised resort. Over 56% of negative reviews relate to overcrowding, particularly long lift queues, ...

Distance: 27.5 km Bike ride during my lunch break. I left late, so I only had an hour to ride, so the three hills in the middle of Grésivaudan seemed like a good choice. Three short, steep climbs in ...

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 ...

In conclusion, both the Southern and Northern Alps are off to a promising start, with solid snow above 2000 m and mainly surface-level instabilities. While the short-term avalanche risk is moderate ...

Wet, rainy, and quite cold (46°F). Dead leaves everywhere. The Tignot climb had a few twigs and stuff and is not in super condition. Ok with 25mm tires.

The idea was to do a bit of vertical in the weather window. Unfortunately the window slammed shut 1.5km from the col. The sleet/snow was so heavy I decided it would be foolish to go further. I put on ...

Given the early-season snow conditions and our inability to publish the official avalanche bulletins (BeRA) before November 3rd, and following our small “soft slab” field session last Sunday, we are ...

According to revelations from French digital magazine Mediapart heavy machinery has been used directly on the Mont-de-Lans glacier at les Deux Alpes. Employees of Sata Group, which manages the ski ...