The ski station of le Grand Puy near to Gap may not be that well known but the mountains opposite are the site of the German Wings tragedy in 2015. They had been planning to open on the 21st December.

The resort suffers from a number of problems that make it vulnerable to climate change. The road access from Grenoble is via a tricky, cold, north facing switchback road and there is a lack of ...

Very fast tour today. I profited a bit from sheltering behind cyclists where possible. Average speed was 23.9 km/h which is quite good given the climb and complex nature of the semi urban roads. A VAM ...

Trying some new roads. I went along the Saône to a spot called Hawaii - people surf here on the waves. I should have carried on another few meters as there is a tunnel under the railway bridge but ...

A short lunch ride, I had just over an hour to do a tour but wanted a bit of climb. For the 300m climb from the Ile de Barbe I took 27m08s, a nice improvement from May when I was 28m29 (163bpm) but at ...

The Grand Revard ski domain is situated in the Northern Alps region. It includes the following ski resorts: ...

Jackpot, both the climb and descent were closed to motorvehicles (except locals) due to road works but cycles allowed. This made things much calmer. The climb can be very busy at lunchtime as people ...

Same as last year but in the reverse direction. I was looking for another pass but it doesn't seem that the road is surfaced. The weather has been unsettled and it didn't look good reaching Omegna.

The Pyrénées Orientales department is situated in the Pyrénées region.

The ski resort of La Norma is situated in the Maurienne area of the Savoie department in the Northern Alps region. It is part of the Valfréjus - La Norma ski domain. The lift served area extends from ...

If the snowpack is subject to a strong temperature gradient (anything above 10C per meter) water vapour gets driven through the snow and forms square looking crystals by a process of sublimation. That ...

This article seeks to answer two questions, why we need to be insured when skiing and boarding off-piste and which policy suits us best.