Description I've cycled around the lake of Orta before, in both directions. In my opinion the climb out of Omegna is the easiest even if it is sun exposed as the gradient is never severe. This time I ...

French Avalanche and Off-Piste Accidents 2009 - 2010 The following table is a summary of the winter sports accidents recorded by PisteHors.com for the 08-09 season. This covers a nivological year, ...

Avalanches > Avalanche Bulletin Météo France publishes an avalanche bulletin (BRA) for the Alps, Pyrenees and Corsica on a daily basis throughout the ski season from mid-December to the end of April.

The Four Phases of the Avalanche Survival Curve Survival Phase In the first 15 minutes 93% of avalanche victims are still alive, indeed most of the deaths occur during the fall either by hitting rocks ...

Conditions at the moment are similar to the start of the 2005 / 2006 season which saw a record 57 avalanche deaths in France. A thin snow-pack with very strong temperature gradients. On all slope ...

Lengths: 163, 171, 179, 187 cm Sidecut: 116-83-106mm Radius: 22.5m/179cm Manufacturer Black Diamond << Atomic R9 | Discontinued Freerando Skis | Dynastar Legend 4800 >> ...

A 55-year-old skier lost his life on Tuesday in a massive avalanche that struck in the Mont-Blanc Massif, specifically the Grands Montets ski area on the NW facing Herse sector, according to emergency ...

Skiing on edge of a volcano, no not Kilimanjaro but in the Massif Central. The region consists of three main stations and a number of micro stations. The volcanoes of the Auvergne have been dormant ...

Approach skis or mini skis are short skis that are fitted with a special binding and are fitted with climbing skins. They are used to climb to off-piste routes over difficult snow conditions and can ...

I've often thought it would be possible to make a cross country ski binding more like step in mtb binding. Well it seems like Rottefella have had the same thoughts and are currently testing a new XC ...

Based on the Comfort design the Dynafit Vertical ST has optional ski brakes in 82 and 92 mm sizing to cope with mid-fat all mountain skis. The heel lifter and top plate is redesigned and made of UV ...

Ortovox F1 Focus The only other control is a large round dial in the front of the beacon. This is held in transmit mode by a slider. Pushing the slider to the right lets the user move the dial through ...