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Category Archives: Avalanche

Avalanche risk 5

January 21, 2018by Kingsley Jones Leave a comment

Chamonix ski area is in complete lockdown this weekend, with avalanche risk 5/5, the highest level. Many chalets were evacuated (link), some roads were closed (link), and people advised to […]

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Avalanche, Chamonix news, Conditions report

Haute Route report!

March 17, 2017by Kingsley Jones Leave a comment

We have two groups already out on the Haute Route ski tour from Chamonix to Zermatt, and currently there’s perfect weather and high pressure across the Alps. Here’s a conditions […]

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Alpine courses, Avalanche, Ski courses

Avalanche mapping

January 5, 2017by Kingsley Jones Leave a comment

After the major Alpine snowfalls in November, it’s been an exceptionally dry December and start to 2017 in the Alps, and currently there’s poor snow cover and quite a low […]

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Alpine courses, Avalanche, Lake District, Weather

After the storm

February 4, 2015by Kingsley Jones Leave a comment

The hashtags have told the story of the last week in the Alps; #snowmageddon, #pukingpow, #powderalert, and it’s been much needed and appreciated, but now the snowstorms have moved onwards, […]

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Avalanche, Ski courses

FREE guiding

January 30, 2015by Kingsley Jones Leave a comment

Free guiding? Yes, I thought that would get your attention. This winter we are offering 1 hour of completely free guiding for anyone buying an avalanche transceiver from our Windermere […]

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Avalanche, Equipment review, Windermere technical store

Ortovox 3+ review

March 31, 2014by Kingsley Jones Leave a comment

We’ve stocked the Ortovox 3+ in our Windermere shop for a couple of years now, and here’s the reasons why we selected it. This model is a 3 antenna digital […]

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Avalanche, Equipment review, Windermere technical store

Italy Av Weekend

January 29, 2014by Kingsley Jones Leave a comment

Got any plans for this weekend? On this Saturday and Sunday (1&2 February 2014) we are running a two day Avalanche Awareness Training Weekend in Courmayeur in Italy. This is […]

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Alpine courses, Avalanche, Ski courses, Snowshoeing

Avalanche forecast

January 10, 2013by Kingsley Jones Leave a comment

With some snow on the forecast in the northern Alps over the next few days, everyone is keeping a close eye on the avalanche forecast. Today in Chamonix, for the […]

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Avalanche, Chamonix news, Conditions report

CPD avalanche day

January 9, 2013by Kingsley Jones Leave a comment

You probably haven’t given it a moments thought, but all guides and leaders follow a strict regime of Continuous Professional Development (CPD). Yesterday four UIMLA leaders who have worked for […]

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Avalanche, Guides

FREE avalanche app

November 27, 2012by Kingsley Jones Leave a comment

It’s not often that we blog about a phone app, but the Swiss Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF have released an avalanche forecast app called ‘White Risk’. It […]

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Avalanche, Equipment review, Ski courses

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