Browsing entries tagged with Ski Touring
2 Apr 2011
The second major avalanche to hit Switzerland in a week has claimed the lives of three ski tourers in the Val d’Anniviers. The avalanche struck on Friday above Ayer, near Grimentz, in the Val d’Anniviers…
28 Jul 2010
If you fancy some back-country snow, Top Ski are offering some exciting new off-piste touring holidays for 2010/11. The ski school company is based in the French Alps, and with the usual tuition available…
24 Apr 2010
According to local reports: new records have been set in the Swiss ski mountaineering race, the Patrouille des Glaciers, which takes place on a high alpine route from Zermatt to Verbier – and includes…
13 Apr 2010
Even this late in the season there are a couple of big snow events taking place in Verbier before the ski area closes, one for speed and the other a monumental test of endurance. They are not for the faint-hearted,…
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