Event Previews & Reviews from Avoriaz

It’s a new year and the town and the slopes are quieter, it’s one of the best times to visit.

There's a lot going on this week with some great events, live music and apres ski parties.

More than half the season done, it's magical March and a chilled vibe settles on the resort.

The weather thankfully held off long enough for yesterday's European whip off competition in Les Gets to take place and spectators were treated to huge air and lots of style as competitors battled it out for the prize money.

How the team trains for the Olympics and how they came to be a team in the first place.

Through the Savoie and the Haute Savoie, husky-dog mushers from the twelve or so different countries worldwide will be competing during a 2-week effort race over 1,000 km and over 25,000 m of cumulated positive difference in altitude.

After four exciting days of racing in the Alps, Chris Froome emerged victorious in Paris for the third win of his career. Equalling the records of Philippe Thys, Louison Bobet and Greg LeMond who all have three Tour wins under their belts, and becoming Britain's first three-time winner.

Follow the training of our British Olympic hopefuls as they prepare for the Winter Olympics 2014 in Sochi.

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

Avoriaz hosts some great events each winter, from an epic opening day, to a whole host of music festivals, there's plenty to look forward to this winter.

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

There's lots going on in the week ahead!

Murray Buchan a skier who grew up on the finger-snapping plastic of Edinburgh's Hillend made a choice to ski rather than play rugby and hopefully that choice will take hi to an Olympic medal.

The Relentless Freeze Festival did exactly what it said on the tin and those not wearing their ski jackets could be found with teeth chattering, huddled around the vin chaud stand wrapping themselves in a fruity alcoholic blanket.

It's the school holidays, the resort is full of families and it's getting a little warmer.