Ski Blog » avalanche http://ski-buzz.co.uk Latest ski & snowboard news Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:28:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Secrets of the slopes revealed in Serre Chevalier http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2011/04/15/behind-the-scenes-ski-part-1/ http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2011/04/15/behind-the-scenes-ski-part-1/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:37:57 +0000 admin http://ski-buzz.co.uk/?p=11761 Les Cols Porteurs logoThere’s a fantastic new service that was introduced to the slopes of Serre Chevalier this winter – and even better, it’s free to anyone holding a lift pass for 6 days or more.

The Cols’ Porteurs tour gives you a…

]]> http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2011/04/15/behind-the-scenes-ski-part-1/feed/ 2 What to do if you are caught in an avalanche – mountain safety http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2011/02/02/what-to-do-if-you-are-caught-in-an-avalanche-mountain-safety/ http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2011/02/02/what-to-do-if-you-are-caught-in-an-avalanche-mountain-safety/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 10:43:02 +0000 admin http://ski-buzz.co.uk/?p=10776 Skier skiing off piste escaping an avalanche

Avalanches vary enormously by size, strength and speed depending on many different factors including the steepness of the terrain, type of snow and the length of the slope.

If you are caught in an avalanche it…

]]> http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2011/02/02/what-to-do-if-you-are-caught-in-an-avalanche-mountain-safety/feed/ 3 Avalanches Kill 25 In India and Iran http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2010/02/11/avalanches-kill-25-in-india-and-iran/ http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2010/02/11/avalanches-kill-25-in-india-and-iran/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:00:18 +0000 Jameski http://ski-buzz.co.uk/?p=4191 Avalanche kills soldiers

At least 17 soldiers were killed in an avalanche in the heavily fortified zone along the Indian Pakistan border in Kashmir, close to the world’s highest full ski resort at Gulmarg on Monday.

The avalanche was set off by…

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