The FWT snowboard men’s roster will see a familiar face return, further intensifying the existing riders’ competition. The 28-year-old Camille Armand’s hard-charging approach to the sport has given him another chance at the world title in this year’s FWT.
After moving to Chamonix, Camille entered his first freeride competition in 2011/2012 at La Clusaz Radikal Freeride …
MoreThe mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, has said a 250 mln euro makeover of the Champs-Élysées will go ahead, though the ambitious transformation will not happen before the French capital hosts the 2024 Summer Olympics.
The aim is to transform the Champs-Élysées by 2030.
Anne Hidalgo said the planned work, unveiled in 2019 by local community leaders …
MoreThe French prime minister, Jean Castex, announced on Thursday that 10 more départments in France can face having a 6pm – 6am curfew imposed due to Covid-19.
France is subject to a nationwide nighttime curfew from 8 p.m .until 6am, however in 15 départements rates the curfew starts at 6 p.m.
In a press conference on Thursday …
MoreThe lowest temperature was recorded in Catalonia (-34.1ºC) this Wednesday. The previous record for the lowest temperature occurred at Estany Gento in 1956 (-32ºC) .
The Catalan Pyrenees recorded this Wednesday the lowest temperature ever recorded in Catalonia and on the entire southern slope of the Pyrenees. The Clot de la Llança observatory, in the municipality of …
MoreFrom Monday, 21st December, Andorra will be assimilated into the Alt Urgell region of Catalonia with both territories having the same conditions of travel. To travel around Catalonia you must complete the certificate of self-responsibility made available by the Catalan authorities at https://certificatdes.confinapp.cat/#/
Travel within Catalonia will be countywide until at least January 11th. However, there …
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Following several attempts done by the ISMF’s Sport Department to replace the French leg in Courchevel cancelled at the beginning of October 2020, the ISMF is glad to announce that the event will be recovered in the location of Flaine, in Arâches-la-Frasse. Thanks to the efforts of the French member Fédération Française …
MoreFrance’s ski resorts, among the most popular in Europe, will not be allowed to reopen in time for the year-end holiday season, President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday.
In a TV address announcing the end of a nationwide lockdown on December 15, Macron said coronavirus risks made it “impossible” to allow winter sports to resume quickly.
Macron …
MoreThe route of the 2021 Tour de France, which is due to run from 26 June to 18 July, was presented on the set of France Télévisions’ Stade 2 weekly programme. After the Grand Départ in Copenhagen and Denmark had to be postponed to the following edition, this time the show will get on the …
MoreDue to the international pandemic situation and for the first time in its history, the International Ski Mountaineering Association ISMF held its 2020 Plenary Assembly in digital form. 35 of the 37 member federations from three continents participated and approved all proposals by a large majority of the votes.
The 2020 Plenary Assembly was mainly characterized …
MoreLlívia (70 km from Andorra, Pyrenees) has opened its thermal baths for the testing phase. The area around the Parc de Sant Guillem consists of three small pools and one big pool.
All works, including water testing, will be completed by the beginning of 2020-2021 ski season.
The water temperature is about 30 degrees and it can …
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