Etiket: Alps
French fans of Cowboys Fringants paid tribute to him: a Karl-Tremblay square in the heart of the Alps
PARIS – If one day you happen to land in Pont-du-Fossé, a village of a few hundred souls in the French Alps, you will find there, more than 6,000 kilometers…
snow covered less than 40% of the surface of the Alps in February, a record
Before returning in recent days, the snow had disappeared from a large part of the Alpine and Pyrenees massifs for almost the entire month of February. Unheard of in recent…
three departments still placed on orange alert for “avalanches” in the Alps, Charente-Maritime for “floods”
“The probability of spontaneous avalanche outbreaks is high this Sunday evening and night,” specifies Météo-France. Published on 03/03/2024 10:23 Update on 03/03/2024 4:50 p.m. Reading time: 1 min A view…
The Italian Alps | Beyond fondue
Like France and Switzerland, the Italian Alps have their cheese specialties, including fonduta. But mountain cuisine is far from being limited to dairy products. Chef Marc-Olivier Frappier loves Italy and…
several environmentalist demonstrations in the Alps against the event
Welcome The news Franceinfo news 19/20 news Published on 01/06/2024 7:53 p.m. Video length: 1 min 2030 Winter Olympics in France: several environmental protests in the Alps against the event…
Confidences of travelers | Hiking for everyone in the Swiss Alps
Traveling is like driving on a mountain road. But among the ups and downs, there will always be those indelible memories that you carry with you throughout your life. The…
“dangerous” shooter wanted after killing two people in the Alps
Welcome World Europe The events occurred Monday morning in Sion, around fifty kilometers from France, according to the local police. The suspect may be armed. Published on 11/12/2023 1:20 p.m.…
Enthusiasm and concern after the preselection of the French Alps for the 2030 Olympics
The selection of the French Alps as a “preliminary host” of the 2030 Winter Olympic Games (OG) is rejoicing in the resorts hoping to host events, where we intend to…
Corsica placed on orange “wind” alert for Saturday, five departments of the Alps on “rain-flood” alert today
Welcome Weather report Gusts of around 120 to 150 km/h are expected in the inhabited areas of Balagne. This Friday, moreover, five departments of the Alps are placed on orange…
the French Alps now alone in the running to organize the event, announces the IOC
Welcome Sports Winter sports The IOC revealed on Wednesday that it was entering into a “targeted dialogue” with France around the Alps’ candidacy to host the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic…
the French Alps candidates for the organization of the 2030 Winter Games
The French National Olympic and Sports Committee unveiled, on Tuesday, during a press conference, the four poles which could host a large majority of the events. France will remain set…
Alps bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics | “Russian roulette” or “incredible” luck?
(Chamonix) “Russian roulette” or “incredible opportunity”: the announced candidacy of the French Alps for the 2030 Winter Olympics, jointly supported by the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (Aura) and Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’ regions Azure (Paca) divides.…
the dangers of overtourism in the Alps
Welcome France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Haute-Savoie Posted on 07/21/2023 16:17 Video length: 1 min. FRANCE 3 Article written by France 3 – M. Perrier, M. Feutry, I. Pernet, C. Krauskopff France Televisions…
the dangers of overtourism in the Alps
Welcome France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Haute-Savoie Posted on 07/21/2023 16:17 Video length: 1 min. FRANCE 3 Article written by France 3 – M. Perrier, M. Feutry, I. Pernet, C. Krauskopff France Televisions…
many heat records broken, from the Pyrenees to the Alps via Corsica
Welcome Weather report Heat wave In all these municipalities, these records are 8 to 11.9°C above normal for the season. Posted on 07/18/2023 23:13 Update on 07/18/2023 23:23 Reading time…
many heat records broken, from the Pyrenees to the Alps via Corsica
Welcome Weather report Heat wave In all these municipalities, these records are 8 to 11.9°C above normal for the season. Posted on 07/18/2023 23:13 Update on 07/18/2023 23:23 Reading time…
finally the big explanation between Pogacar and Vingegaard? Follow the 15th stage in the Alps
Five passes, including three first category, and passages at 17% in the final climb. The organizers of the Tour de France have concocted a particularly challenging route for the riders…
three men in their thirties died in the Alps
A fatal mountaineering accident killed two people in the Massif des Écrins, on the border between Isère and the Hautes-Alpes. A third man was killed during a wingsuit jump in…
“At high altitude in the Alps, there are many new processes that can carry risks”, explains a researcher
The geomorphologist Ludovic Ravanel explained on franceinfo this Friday the conditions of the collapse of a mountain section in Switzerland, “within a hair’s breadth” of the village of Brienz. Ludovic…
“We have an increase in attempts to pass through the Alps”, explains the French Office for Immigration and Integration
There has been a “global surge” across the whole of the European Union since the start of the year, with more than 300,000 people applying for asylum, explained Didier Leschi,…