Event Previews & Reviews from Val d'Isere

With Val d'Isere scheduled to open for the winter season on November 24th, it's time to start looking ahead to all the fantastic events taking place in resort over the coming months.

Stage 17 of the Tour de France 2016 took the riders from Bern, the capital of Switzerland, to Finaut-Emosson on the Swiss-French border, just around the corner from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.

February was dominated by the Alpine Skiing World Championships, held every second year, which kicked off in St Moritz on 6th February. Over 13 days, 589 athletes from 76 countries competed in eleven competitions in front of 165,000 spectators.

As the best freeriders in the world gather in Revelstoke this weekend for the first stop on the all-new Swatch Freeride World Tour by The North Face, we were fortunate to be able to have a sit down with a free skiing legend, holder of the world record for the highest cliff jump and super nice guy - Fred Syversen.

Meet one of Britian's best Freestyle medal chances at the Sochi Olympics; James Woods.

The International 4x4 Salon is back in Val d’Isere.Situated in the large parking area in La Daille, the show also offers 4x4 enthusiasts the chance to take a ride around the off road tracks on the top of the mountain.

Spring is officially in the air as we enjoy longer sunnier days. Don't forget your sunscreen!

Le Tour de France 2016 kicked off last Saturday with stage one and the 'Grand Depart' being hosted by the stunning island community of Le Mont Saint Michel.

Katie Summerhayes from Sheffield is back on snow for the first time since her ACL injury. She talks about the freeski scene to come out of Sheffield Ski Village and how Woodsy helped to push her when she started out on the European circuit.

July brings with it all sorts of sporting events. This year we have the EURO 2016 hosted in France at the start of the month, the annual tennis tournamant at Wimbledon and Formula 1 action at Silverstone, Budapest and Hockenheim.

Patagonia are world renowned for producing some of the best outdoor sports clothing and equipment on the market, and now they have opened a store right here in Val d’Isere!

Dom Harington is a Halfpipe Snowboarder from Leeds who has missed the last two Olympics due to injuries after winning the Europa Cup Halfpipe. Sochi is probably his last chance to be part of the Olympics and he's giving it everything he has.

The White Battle was a local organised and run competition. Twelve teams made up of a skier, snowboarder and rookie went head to head in a knock-out comp. Each team had to pull the best tricks they could off the kicker at the bottom of the Face to go through to the next round.

Day two of X-Games Europe in Tignes dawned with clear skies and beautiful sunshine. Everything was set for a great day.

Fête de la Musique is the celebration that takes place every summer solstice on 21st June in cities, towns and villages across France.