Out for a sunny afternoon stroll, the man and his pint-sized pup suddenly found themselves in peril when the ice beneath them gave way. The owner tumbled into a yawning chasm, while his dainty ...

a bit of exploration. Took a "short cut" Gozzano - through "mirkwood" - an unpaved forest road. On the climb decided to check out Centonara - a very steep cobbled climb - rather than on the less steep ...

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 decided to ...

Very hard today, ok once I got onto the Coiromonte hairpins although 5 min of my PB - 19m49s instead of 14m33 - 25% ! Although I blame 28mm rather than 25mm tires. I had a 30x34 gears and these didn't ...

I'd intended to climb to Alpe Loccia but it was too hot and I'm not on form at the moment so cut my climb short by taking the Loreglia loop back to Omegna. The 380m of climbing seemed pretty hard non ...

Everything you want to know about backcountry snowboarding and skiing, avoiding avalanches, finding fresh powder and buying the right ski and snowboard gear, sport: sking, sport:snowboarding ...

Avalanche expert Alain Duclos cautions "we&#39ve not seen these kind of conditions for a number of years across the Savoies and Hautes-Alpes. The warm temperatures at altitude are unable to refreeze ...

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 ...

A series of avalanches have struck the ski resort of Val Thorens in the French Alps this Thursday, killing one pedestrian and prompting the closure of the ski area due to the extreme avalanche risk.

According to the French weather forecasting service, Meteo France, snow coverage remains within seasonal norms at mid and high altitudes in the Alps and Pyrenees, but the situation is far less ...

Sixteen people have been killed in the Alps over the weekend. In the most serious incident seven ski tourers, including a high mountain guide and mountain leader died and two others are in a serious ...