If it works, the comeback of l'Alpe du Grand Serre may become more than a remarkable local story. It could offer an interesting example of how a medium sized French ski resort can remain relevant ...

10- and 25-mile time trials are the bread and butter of British amateur competitive cycling. Every week, events are held on mysteriously coded courses scattered around the country.

Day trip to the 7 Laux with skimania from Lyon to show the mates my local ski area. We arrived at 8h30 but some of the mates were hiring ski gear which took an age and the rest of use were able to do ...

Due to the weather we had to reign in our ambitions. Finally a trip up to Allevard, 40 minutes from home. Road were clear to resort. We parked at the bottom at the Grand Paul lift. A specialty of ...

Following today's fatal avalanches in the Isere and Savoie, Météo-France has issued a special avalanche communiqué warning of a high avalanche risk across most of the Northern Alps and parts of the ...

Trip to St Hilaire du Touvet for a bit of ski on a very cloudy day. The snow on piste was ok but off piste it really depended. The Gelinote had not been pisted and was heavy powder but skiable. The ...

Three skiers were killed in a major avalanche on Friday morning in an off-piste area of the ski domain at Val d'Isère, in the French Alps. The slide occurred in the Solaise sector, to the right of the ...

An off piste boarder has been killed by an avalanche in Val d'Isère this afternoon. The man, aged in his 30s, was skiing in a group of 6 in the north facing couloir du Lavancher when they triggered ...

Classic skiing. The return of snow at the Plan des Hotonnes / Plateau de Retord this Sunday after about a month. , I always take classic at the "start" of the season but not really on form today, I ...

Normally I've done a month or more nordic skiing by the end of December but this year there has hardly been any Christmas snow and conditions in resorts that are open are reported as stony and icy; it ...

At 48, Edward Limbaga demolishes houses in California, plays golf with NHL legend Teemu Selänne, and until recently had never set foot on a pair of skis. Yet the American-Filipino newcomer has set his ...

Ski touring, splitboarding and winter mountaineering offer a sense of freedom rarely matched elsewhere. But when tragedy strikes, the legal aftermath can be far less liberating. Despite the informal ...