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Use your smartphone to give you basic information to assess avalanche risk with these free apps from Mammut, BCA and Ortovox.

A skier was seriously injured and another is recovering after they were buried by an avalanche in the French Alps.

Watch this video for a nice demonstration of an unstable buried surface hoar layer.

Here's a short video explaining how you can prepare your avalanche safety kit so that it's ready for the new season.

Wondered what skiing thought-leaders say about avalanche airbags? We're collecting quotes here.

Avalanche airbags have been with us for more than 20 years. During that time they've evolved from a curious novelty to being accepted as a critical bit of kit in the armoury of the serious backcountry skier. In this blog I'll summarise our current state of knowledge about airbag technology, and suggest what I think are the key areas of information that are still needed.

What's the best way to get good at something? Practice, practice, and more practice. That can be difficult for the average UK skier, who typically gets less than 3 weeks on snow per season. But you don't have to pack your ski legs away at the end of each season, as in the UK we have a fantastic network of dry slopes which you can use to keep progressing over the summer months, so that you're ready for the new ski season better than ever!

Mountain Rescue Aspen passed its re-accreditation exam last weekend, a rigorous two-day test given every five years.

A resort in Colorado is being taken to court after a man died inbounds when he was buried by an avalanche. The accident happened at Winter Park.