On a fêté le printemps hier mais la Vallée de la Maurienne est toujours dans son manteau de neige, pour le plus grand plaisir de nos raquettes !

#randonnée #randonnéeraquette #neige #montagne #snowymountain #frenchalps #Alpes #maurienne #winterhike
Odermatt secures World super-G title as unfavourable weather cancels both races this weekend
Marco Odermatt secured the World Cup super-G title on Sunday for the fourth consecutive season. The Swiss star, though, didn't have to race for it this weekend as both scheduled super-G events in the French Alps were canceled amid heavy snowfall.
#Sports #Olympics #WinterSports #AlpineSkiing
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/alpine-skiing/men-alpine-courcheval-march-15-9.7129384?cmp=rss
Jean-Claude était hésitant. Il avait vu les intrus en contrebas, il avait tenté de les ignorer en faisant mine brouter, mais ces fâcheux persistaient à le zieuter. Il finit par céder et prendre la pose.
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Jean-Claude was hesitant. He had seen the intruders below, and tried to ignore them by pretending to graze, but these annoying people persisted in staring at him. He finally gave in and struck a pose.
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Jean-Claude.
Alpes Grées, Savoie, Novembre 2024.
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*** Il va de soi que l'on dégustera ces photos en écoutant "La chanson de Jean-Claude" de Plume Latraverse. ***
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#photographie #photography #landscapephotography #montagne #mountains #nature #alpes #alps #frenchalps #valdisere #pentax #pentaxk1 #pentax_dfa100macro

One of the best days I ever had...and I wasn't even, as they say, "Above It All" like these guys were...

Captured one spring morning up on Le Brévent.

#art #photography #flying #clouds #cloudscape #sky #skyscape #snow #mountains #France #FrenchAlps #Alps #Europe

Two Britons Among Three Dead in French Alps Avalanche

https://newsletter.tf/skiers-die-french-alps-avalanche-val-d-isere-friday/

Three skiers, two British and one French, died in a Val d'Isère avalanche despite a high danger warning.

#Avalanche, #FrenchAlps, #ValdIsere, #Skiing, #Safety

Three Skiers Die in French Alps Avalanche

A sad event happened in the French Alps. An avalanche killed three skiers, two from Britain and one from France. This happened in Val d'Isère when there was a high warning for danger. Another British skier was hurt a little.

https://newsletter.tf/skiers-die-french-alps-avalanche-val-d-isere-friday/

#Avalanche, #FrenchAlps, #ValdIsere, #Skiing, #Safety

Three Skiers Die in French Alps Avalanche

Two British people and one French person died in an avalanche in Val d'Isère, France. This happened even though there was a high warning for avalanches.