20 October 2026 · Blog
Gear check before winter
Beacon, probe, shovel, airbag pack: Dominique Perret's complete checklist to get your gear ready before your first off-piste day of the winter.
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28 April 2026 · Blog
Women in the Mountains: Where We Stand and What’s at Stake
Women in the mountains: decoding the key issues. Hear from Marion Haerty and Isabelle Liardet.
2 April 2026 · Blog
Mountain Safety: The Ski Industry’s Key Role
What role should the ski industry play in education, prevention and mountain safety? Hear from two key industry voices.
31 March 2026 · Blog
Training Young Riders: Safety for Everyone
Training young riders: essential to help young talents progress safely and reach their goals. Discover our key insights!
24 March 2026 · Blog
Mountain Training: Why Learning Is Essential
Mountain training: a vital prerequisite for safe practice. Discover insights from IFMGA mountain guide Blaise Agresti.
17 March 2026 · Blog
How to Succeed on the Legendary Zermatt–Verbier Course
Discover how to prepare for and succeed in this legendary ski mountaineering race. Featuring insights from Karine Fragnière of Reaching Summits.
19 February 2026 · Blog
Mountain guiding: the key asset for your day out
Mountain guiding, discover why being accompanied by a professional is essential for your safety, your progression and a truly relaxed experience.
12 February 2026 · Blog
FWT: How to Become a Pro Freeride Athlete?
Becoming a pro freeride athlete requires optimal preparation, risk mastery, and training. Lolo Besse, head judge at the FWT, shares his insights!
4 February 2026 · Blog
Avalanche Risk in the Mountains: Specific Terrains
Which specific terrains favor or reduce avalanche release? Explore the mountain and secure your outings by mastering terrain-related risks.
19 January 2026 · Blog
Ski Touring and Avalanche Bulletins: A Smart Habit?
Avalanche Bulletin: an essential tool for ski touring and freeride… provided it is used correctly. Discover our guide to avalanche bulletins.
7 January 2026 · Blog
Avalanche Transceiver Search, a Critical Moment in Rescue Operations
Avalanche transceiver searches are never easy. Victor Liebenguth rescued two buried snowboarders. Discover his testimony and key lessons.
15 December 2025 · Blog
Choosing Your Avalanche Transceiver: The Ultimate Guide to Proper Mountain Gear
Which avalanche transceiver should you choose for your off-piste outings? This guide explains everything you need to know to select your equipment for more effective rescues.
6 March 2025 · Blog
Knowledge and Community as Keys to Safety: Meet Oak, the app to meet safe mountain partners
Before you rush headlong into snow-covered backcountry, let's pause for a moment and chat about something crucial: Does your gear align with your skills and project? Because, let’s…
14 May 2024 · Blog
Patrouille des Glaciers 2024: Nature always has the final say
Valentine et Noelle, runners at Patrouille des Glaciers 2024, share their experience following a year of intense training, only to see their race cancelled due to bad weather.
31 January 2024 · Blog
Interview: Dominique Perret, Co-Founder of WEMountain, “We needed to completely rethink the box”
Dominique Perret is a freeride legend who helped pioneer the sport in the early ’80s. Fondateur de WEMountain, He gives us the inside scoop on his passion for…
11 January 2024 · Blog
Interview with Mattia Piffaretti: Why Understanding Human Factors is Crucial When Freeriding?
Mattia Piffaretti holds a PhD in sports psychology and heads the AC&T Sport Consulting firm in Lausanne. He has worked with many national and international sporting federations on…
17 November 2023 · Blog
Interview: Robert Bolognesi, Freerider and Snow Scientist
Robert Bolognesi is truly passionate about snow. As an avalanche specialist with doctorates in geography (Université Grenoble Alpes, 1991) and computer science (EPFL, 1999), he travels the Alps…
9 October 2023 · Blog
Is Your Winter Gear Ready For Action?
Before you rush headlong into snow-covered backcountry, let's pause for a moment and chat about something crucial: Does your gear align with your skills and project? Because, let’s…
8 May 2023 · Blog
Interview: Marc-Antoine Schaer, Founder & CEO of Alpride and avalanche airbag advocate
Born in La Chaux de Fonds, in the Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Marc-Antoine Schaer belongs to a generation that grew up on skis and snowboards. He came to…
4 April 2023 · Blog, Uncategorized
Scottish Perseverance
The climate within the Cairngorms, the United Kingdom’s largest national park, is the stuff of legend. On a high plateau, 4,000 feet above the North Sea, boulder-strewn domed…