Cambridge Airport has announced the launch of a number of European routes, including Cambridge to Geneva, in time for the 2013/2014 ski season.
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La Plagne local Lionel Broche died after falling 300 metres whilst skiing off piste on the Dents-du-Midi in Switzerland.
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If last weekend’s unexpected dump of snow is anything to go by, winter may well still pay another visit to us here in the Alps but to all intents and purposes we can consider the ski season of 2012/2013 is pretty much over. Deep breath. Sleep for a week…. then what?
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The team in La Plagne have been busy setting up a few new things for you to try out on your holiday here this summer.
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With the success of artificial snow in La Plagne, providing better skiing conditions when snow is a bit scarce - the resort of La Plagne are testing solar canons to improve skiing conditions when sunlight is bit scarce, effectively eliminating flat light.
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An app for iPhones has been released to help with avalanche rescue whilst a similar Android app is currently being tested in Courchevel by skiers and resort staff.
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Faced with rising wolf population, the French national wolf group have decided to increase the number of wolves culled this year to 24, up from just 11 last year.
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The body of a British man was discovered today in a frozen stream in La Plagne. The man has been named as 26 year old Louis Robertson who had disappeared following a night out drinking with friends in the ski resort.
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A gondola broke down in La Plagne at around 16:30 yesterday afternoon leaving dozens of skiers trapped up high for several hours.
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The winter of 2013 is not yet over but it is already set to go down in British snowsports history. The season of 2012/2013 has seen unprecedented successes for GB athletes in a variety of snowsports disciplines and their achievements are well worth shouting about - particularly when you consider the lack of natural resources, facilities and limited funding available in the UK.
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