Alplinks
WEATHER, CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS
National French weather
- 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
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 Serre Chevalier Ski Resort
- Snow-Forecast - a great site for snow conditions across the alps inc. webcams
- http://www.snoweye.com/
SKI SITES
Ski Equipment Rental
- La Montagne Blanche - 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
ROAD CYCLING AND MTB SITES
- 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
WALKING AND HIKING SITES
- Walking Europe and Beyond
- Cordee mountain books - best for climbing and walking guides and books
- WalkingWorld - great online resource for UK walkers
- Serge Cinquin - A lovely local walking and snowshoe guide
CLIMBING SITES
Ice and Rock
- The Ice Factor - Scotland's best indoor ice climbing venue
- Climbing in the Ecrins Range - GREAT photos!
- Planet Fear - news, views and reviews 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
PADDLING AND RAFTING SITES
- 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'Argentiere la Besseee White Water Centre
BALLOON FLIGHTS OVER THE ECRINS
- B2O balloon flights
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 from Marseille to Southern resorts (Saturdays only)
- Autocars Rignon - Bus services from Briancon and Turin
- SADEM - Bus service Turin airport (Caselle) to Turin 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 - good info site with seasonal webcams and topos
- Ecrins National Park - official website
- Provence Beyond - English site for sightseeing beyond Provence
Briancon
- BBC H2G2 online guide
- Beyond - Info on the Briancon fort built by Vauban and now a UNESCO site
Vallouise
- Vallouise online magazine
- Vallouimages - useful pictorial guide to Vallouise
Queyras
- Pistehors - Ski touring in the Queyras
- Queyras - official English site for this amazing park, 30 minutes from AlpBase
PARTNERS, FRIENDS AND SERVICES
- Stew Rogers - stunning adventure sports photography in the Hautes Alpes
- Rogier Van Rijn - Another good friend and passionate Ecrins Massif adventure photographer
- 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 stor
