WEATHER, CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS

National French weather
-       UK Met Office synoptic charts
-       Orange national weather service
-       Meteo France national weather service
-       Weather Online European weather maps

Local regional weather
-       Briancon 6 day summary – type in France and then Briancon
-       Meteo France - Hautes Alpes – 4 day forecast
-       Voila - Briancon - 10 day forecast

Snow and Ice conditions
-       Alpine mountain conditions
-       Local ice conditions
-       Avalanche conditions
-       Off-piste snow depths - North and South facing slopes – Hautes Alpes
-       Snow conditions for Puy-St-Vincent Ski Resort
-       Snow conditions for Pelvoux Ski Resort
-       Snow conditions for Serre Chevalier Ski Resort
-       j2ski – Snow reports and forecasts for French Ski Resorts
-       Snow-Forecast – a great site for snow conditions across the alps inc. webcams
-       SkiTour – French ski touring site good for snow conditions
-       Snoweye - Webcams from ski resorts around the world

ALPSKI

Ski Equipment Rental
-       Sport 2000 Vallouise La Casse – 10% off if booking through AlpBase.com
-       Snowrental

Ski Cubs and Organisations
-       Ski Club of Great Britain
-       Ecrins Snowboard Club – our daughter Beth’s Ski X club!

Local Ski Resorts
-       Pelvoux – 5 minutes from AlpBase
-       Puy-St-Vincent – 10 minutes from AlpBase
-       Serre chevalier – 25 minutes from AlpBase
-       Risoul – 40 minutes from AlpBase
-       Montgenevre – 40 minutes from AlpBase
-       Vars – 45 minutes from AlpBase
-       Claviere – 50 minutes from AlpBase
-       La Grave – 1 hour from AlpBase
-       Deux Alpes – 1.30 hrs from AlpBase
-       Alpe D’Huez – 1.30 hrs from AlpBase

Ski Lessons at Puy-St-Vincent and Pelvoux
-       ESF at Puy-St-Vincent and Pelvoux
-       ESI at Puy-St-Vincent

Off Piste Ski and Board Info
-       Metaskirando - Ski touring route info for the Ecrins Massif
-       Pistehors – off piste ski and board info site
-       The Eagle Ski Club – the most active off piste club in the UK
-       Pistehors - Ski touring in the Queyras

X-C Skiing
-       X-C skiing in 05 - the Hautes Alpes

ALPBIKE
-       Article on Mountain biking in Vallouise
-       Grenoble Cycling Pages – great resource for the big cols of the Hautes Alpes
-       Bardonecchia Bike Park – largest in Europe and less than an hour from AlpBase

ALPHIKE
-       Walking Europe and Beyond
-       Cordee mountain books – best for climbing and walking guides and books
-       WalkingWorld – great online resource for UK walkers

ALPCLIMB

Ice and Rock
-       The Ice Factor  - Scotland’s best indoor  ice climbing venue
-       Planet Fear – great site for news, views and reviews all about climbing and adventure sports
-       UK Climbing – the best for news, forums and second hand gear
-       Rockfax -  climbing and bouldering guides
-       Kirklees – climbing info around the Huddersfield area
-       Rockhoppers MC – big London climbing club
-       WorldClimb – definitive climbing directory
-       The BMC – directory of all UK climbing and walking clubs

Canyoning
-       Descente Canyon – list of canyons in the Hautes Alpes

Via Ferrata
-       Via Ferrata – list of some of the classics in the Hautes Alpes
-       Montagne Virtuel – definitive list and topos of Via Ferrata in the Hautes Alpes

ALPADDLE

-       Water levels in the Hautes Alpes/Durance region
-       Fluidskills – specialists in kayak courses in the Durance Valley/Southern Alps
-       Playak – kayak and canoe portal
-       UKriversguidebook – there is only one!
-       Bromley Canoe Club – our friends!
-       Hautes Alpes Net – info, webcams and topos on the classic rivers in our area
-       Rabioux Wave – playboating site 30 minutes from AlpBase
-       L’Argentière la Bessée White Water Centre

TRAVEL

Airport Transfers
-       Ski Transfers
-       Airport Transfer Service
-       Resorthoppa – low cost shuttle and private transfers
-       AlpLine  – Grenoble airport transfers

Airlines
-       Easyjet  to Turin, Grenoble, Lyon, Marseille, Milan, Montpellier, Nice, Turin
-       Ryanair to Turin, Grenoble/Lyon, Milan, Marseille, Nice, Montpellier
-       BMI Baby to Nice
-       First Choice to Grenoble, Lyon
-       FlyBe to Chambery
-       Flyglobespan to Nice
-       jet2 to Nice
-       Thomsonfly to Lyon
-       British Airways – lots of flights and even some bargains now and again!
-       KLM to Turin from many leading UK airports
-       SnowJet  to Chambery

Airports
-       Lyon
-       Nice
-       Grenoble
-       Marseille
-       Milan (Bergamo)
-       Montpellier
-       St Etienne
-       Turin

Car hire
-       Carrentals
-       Sixt – highly recommended
-       National Car Rental
-       Europcar – booking from Turin Airport (Caselle)
-       Hertz

Ferries
-       Dover to Calais – ferries, trains and planes
-       Ferries to France
-       Sea France  - Cross Channel ferries
-       Hoverspeed – cheap fast ferries

Trains
-       SNCF – French train service
-       Rail Europe        

Car Journeys
-       Via Michelin – route planning across Europe
-       Bison Fute – French traffic information
-       Mountain cols in our area
-       Eurotunnel – online booking
-       Frejus Tunnel
-       Formule 1 motels if travelling through France

Coach and Bus Services
-       VFD - Grenoble to Briancon coach service
-       Resalp – Bus service between Oulx and Briancon
-       Navettes Blanches -   Winter bus transfers from Marseille to Southern Alpine resorts (Saturdays only)
-       Autocars Rignon – Bus services from Briancon and Turin
-       SADEM – Bus service from Turin airport (Caselle) to Turin central train station for trains to Oulx
-       SAPAV – Italian coach company offering services from Turin to Oulx

Travel Insurance
-       BMC – specialist climbing, skiing and trekking travel Insurance
-       Snowcard – Travel and high risk activity insurance

THE LOCAL AREA

The Ecrins Massif
-       Paysdesecrins – very good tourist info website
-       Hautes Alpes Net – a great info site with webcams and topos that change with the seasons
-       Ecrins National Park – official website
-       Provence Beyond – English site for sightseeing beyond Provence

Briancon
-       BBC H2G2 online guide
-       Beyond – Info on the old fort above Briancon built by Vauban and now a UNESCO site
Webcams and info on sites around Briancon

Vallouise
-       Vallouise online magazine
-       Vallouimages – useful pictorial guide to Vallouise

Queyras
-       Pistehors - Ski touring in the Queyras
-       Queyras – official site in English for this amazing regional park, 30 minutes from AlpBase

PARTNERS, FRIENDS  AND  SERVICES

-       Stew Rogers – stunning adventure sports photography in the Hautes Alpes
-       France Outdoors – Guided walking and activity holidays in the Provence Alps
-       Lifecheck Health offer body checks for improved well being
-       Grivel – the best ice climbing equipment in our Solar System!
-       Escape 2 - Warwick’s leading outdoor equipment store