US EditionAvalanche in French Alps Kills At Least Six Skiers
Six skiers died in avalanches amid high risk from unstable snow in the French Alps, with rescue teams mobilizing over 50 personnel during weekend incidents.
- Over the weekend, avalanches across the French Alps killed six skiers, with three more fatalities occurring on Sunday.
- Météo‑France had rated the avalanche danger at four out of five after heavy snowfall on Friday and Saturday destabilised the snowpack, prompting repeated warnings.
- At La Plagne, a British man in his 50s off-piste without an avalanche transceiver was found after 50 minutes under 2.5m of snow by a rescue team of about 52 people.
- Around 800 people were sheltered overnight in gymnasiums, another 29 were housed in an emergency centre, and about 40 were stranded on a bus as resorts managed disruption.
- Authorities warn the danger will remain high in the coming days, with rescue services deployed to six avalanches by 12.30pm and injuries reported in Tyrol, highlighting ongoing regional risks.
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Modern GhanaAvalanches claim six lives in French Alps as danger warnings ignored
A spate of fatal avalanches has struck the French Alps amid persistently unstable snow conditions follow heavy snowfall. This has prompted renewed warnings from the authorities and stark reminders of the dangers of off-piste skiing during periods of high risk.
The Isère PGHM rescue workers intervened several times in the Alps for the second weekend of January, while the risk of avalanches was high.
A total of six skiers died this weekend after being buried by avalanches in the French Alps. All victims were skiing off-piste, despite avalanche warnings. French authorities are warning of unstable snow cover due to recent snowfall. "For your own safety and that of the rescue teams: be extremely careful," police said. "Off-piste skiing is strongly discouraged." Three dead on Sunday: A skier was found buried under snow in Courchevel on Sunday mo…
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