Accident Statistics

Avalanches > Accident Statistics

Contents

  1. French Avalanche and Off-Piste Accidents 2002 - 2003
  2. French Avalanche and Off-Piste Accidents 2003 - 2004
  3. French Avalanche and Off-Piste Accidents 2004 - 2005
  4. French Avalanche and Off-Piste Accidents 2005 - 2006
  5. French Avalanche and Off-Piste Accidents 2006 - 2007

French Avalanche and Off-Piste Accidents 2007 - 2008

The following table is a summary of the winter sports accidents recorded by PisteHors.com for the 07-08 season. This covers a nivological year, from the 1st October 2007 to the 30th September 2008. It is just a small cross section of off-piste and winter sports accidents although the figures for avalanche fatalities is complete. This information is provided to give an idea of the dangers posed to backcountry travellers. The information is compiled from reports sent to us and from some media reports.

The French Avalanche Research Association (ANENA) maintain statistics of avalanche accidents compiled principally from information supplied by the rescue services. Their database contains all incidents involving fatalities and probably around a quarter of non-fatal incidents.

An analysis of backcountry and off-piste accidents for last season is available for download.

Date Injuries Deaths Range Department Location Experience Activity Cause Remarks Rescue Nationality Time altitude Aspect Risk
03/Dec/2007 0 2 Ubaye Alpes de Haute Provence Col de Larche Y Snowboard Touring Avalanche on snowshoes Beacon Italian 2550 NE 3[1]
23/Dec/2007 2 1 Val Louron Hautes-Pyrenees Pic de Sarrouyes Y Ski Touring Avalanche Beacon French 2600 2
30/Dec/2007 2 0 Vosges   Falimont couloir Y   Climbing Avalanche   Surface French     N  
30/Dec/2007 1 0 Tignes Savoie Grande Motte Y Off Piste Skiing Fall CRS      
05/Jan/2008 0 1 Abries Hautes-Alpes Col de Malaure Y Ski Touring Avalanche Beacon French 2300 NE 3
08/Jan/2008 1 0 la Plagne Savoie Glaciers Lift Y Off Piste Skiing Avalanche   French 2300 3
09/Jan/2008 0 1 Tignes le Lac Savoie les Tufs Y Off Piste Snowboarding Avalanche Beacon New Zealand 2300 W 3
11/Jan/2008 0 1 Mont-Blanc Haute-Savoie Vallee Blanche N Off Piste Skiing Fall alone   Lithuanian   2650    
12/Jan/2008 0 2 Belledonne Isere lac du Crozet Y Ski Touring Avalanche [2] Beacon French 2000 NE 2->4
15/Jan/2008 1 1 Vanoise Savoie la Norma/Vallon Saint Antoine   Off Piste Skiing Avalanche   Beacon French   2600 W 4
3/Feb/2008 1 0 Belledonne Isere Grand Colon   Ski Touring Avalanche     French   1800 N  
4/Feb/2008 0 1 Pra Loup   Langail valley Y Snowboarding Exposure alone Surface French        
5/Feb/2008 0 1 Val d'Isere Isere Bellevarde   Snowboarder Fall     British PM   N  
8/Feb/2008 1 0 Ecrins Hautes-Alpes la Grave/Freaux N Snowboarder Exposure alone   Belgium PM   N  
10/Feb/2008 1 0 Ecrins Hautes-Alpes col du Lauteret   Kitesurf Collision     Italian   2000    
2/March/2008 0 1 Mont-Blanc Haute-Savoie Vallee Blanche with guide Off piste snowboarding Crevasse Fall on foot PGHM British 11h30      
13/March/2008 0 1 Tarentaise Savoie Valmorel   Off piste snowboarding Fall     German        
14/March/2008 1 1 les Arcs Savoie Grandes Pentes   Off piste skiing Avalanche   Surface French PM 2800 E 3
14/March/2008 1 0 Brevent Haute-Savoie     On piste skiing Avalanche   Surface British       2
14/March/2008 0 1 Mont-Blanc Haute-Savoie Vallee Blanche   Off piste skiing Crevasse Fall     French 13h30 3400    
14/March/2008 1 0 les Karelis Savoie Grande Chible Piste Patrol Off piste snowboarding Avalanche   Surface French 12h30 2900 N 3
15/March/2008 0 2 Mont-Blanc Haute-Savoie Aiguille du Gouter Y Ski Touring Avalanche   Beacon French   2750 N 2
19/March/2008 0 1 Mont-Blanc Haute-Savoie Vallee Blanche   Off piste snowboarding Crevasse Fall     Russian   2800    
20/March/2008 2 0 Belledonne Isere Grand Sorbier Y Ski touring Avalanche   Surface French 13h15 2300 W 2/3
20/March/2008 0 4 Bigore   Pic du Midi Y Climbing Avalanche   Surface French PM 2700 W 4
28/March/2008 1 0 Belledonne Isere Vallorin couloir N Y Ski Touring Avalanche   Surface French   2500 NE  

Avalanche Fatalities By Activity

Ski Touring   6
Off Piste Skiing 3
Snowboard Touring   2
Off Piste Snowboarding   0
Snowshoeing   0
Climbing 4
Walking 0
Skiing 0
Total for the season 15

Last updated: 3rd April 2008

Glossary

PGHM - Peloton de Gendarmerie de Haute-Montagne. Special units of the Gendarmerie under the control of the Pr�fet. They are generally qualified as mountain guides.

GMSP - Special Units of the fire brigade. Groupe Montagne des Sapeurs Pompiers

GRIMP - Special Units of the fire brigade. Groupe de recherches et d'interventions en milieux p�rilleux

CRS des Alpes - Compagnie R�publicaine de S�curit�. Part of the National Police Force. They provide a search and rescue service in rotation with units of the PGHM. The CRS des Alpes was set-up in Grenoble during the winter of 1947/48. In 1954 national training centers were created in Chamonix and then Val d'Is�re.

S�curit� Civile - Provide permanent helicopters and crew for urgent rescue missions and for transporting equipment and specialist rescue workers.

<< Glossary | Avalanches | http://www.avalanches.fr/ >>

Members

Log-in
Register
Headlines
Contact

Page Operations

Print View

Google
About PisteHors