US EditionLarge Avalanche Sweeps Across Pistes At Flégère In Chamonix, Injuring 3 Skiers
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Footage posted online shows the terrifying moment an avalanche engulfs skiers as it crashes onto a piste at a top French ski resort. According to foreign media, the avalanche happened around noon on Tuesday in La Flégère, above the Alpine town of Chamonix. The horrifying footage showed a “massive wall of snow crashing down” on three skiers at breakneck speed. Horrified witnesses screamed and howled in horror. A group of skiers narrowly escaped b…
On Tuesday 24th of February in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (Haute-Savoie), several skiers were almost completely buried. Everyone is safe and sound. - An important avalanche in Chamonix, a great fear for several skiers (Police, justice and other facts).
Avalanche Hits Two Pistes at La Flégère, Chamonix — Skiers Rescued, No Fatalities
Chamonix, France – 24 February 2026 An avalanche struck two marked ski runs in the La Flégère sector of the Chamonix-Mont-Blanc ski area on Tuesday, briefly burying three skiers before they were rescued safely. The slide crossed sections of the red Crochues piste and the black Floria run around midday. According to regional newspaper Le Dauphiné Libéré, the avalanche debris spread across approximately 100 metres of terrain within the ski domain.…
Large Avalanche Sweeps Across Pistes At Flégère In Chamonix, Injuring 3 Skiers
A large avalanche roughly D3 in size roared down from steep terrain above the Floria T-bar at the Flégère ski area at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, crossing multiple groomed runs and burying skiers, prompting a major emergency response that was still unfolding late in the day. The slide released from rocky slopes above the lift and swept across at least two pistes, according to information from a ski patroller on scene and preliminary witn…
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