Two skiers kill themselves by falling into crevices in the French Alps

It is a well-known and beaten descent, despite being an off-road vehicle. We are on the French side of Mont Blanc, where Giovanni Andreis lost his life. The 40-year-old native of Cles was an experienced skier, passionate freerider and member of the Italian Alpine Club. Together with a group of about 20 people, he was taking the Vallée Blanche off-road vehicle when he fell into a crevasse about thirty meters deep. The helicopter rescue arrived fr…

Two skiers, an Italian and a Frenchman, killed each other Saturday 5 April 2025 morning after falling, in two separate accidents, in crevices in the Massif du Mont-Blanc in the French Alps, indicated the rescue. ...

The two men, a Frenchman and an Italian, fell a few minutes apart in two different crevices. A third victim, injured in the thorax, was rescued.

The freerider skier who died after falling into a crevasse in the Vallée Blanche came from Trentino-Alto Adige and was about 40 years old

Two skiers died this Saturday, April 5, after falls in crevices in the Mont-Blanc massif. Both accidents took place in separate places on frequented routes.

An Italian and a French citizen died.