Tuesday, 25 March, 2003
Six Months for la Plagne Ski Patrollers
Three members of the piste security in La Plagne have received suspended sentences of six months with fines ranging from 2,000 to 4,000 Euros following at the end of a trial in Albertville.
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Friday, 21 March, 2003
Excellent Results for French Resorts in a Shortened Season
Good snowfall in January and February has lead to excellent visitor levels for French ski resorts, particularly during the six week February holiday period. According to the figures taken between the start of the season and the end of February, French ski stations increased turnover by 20% in comparison with the same period last year.
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Trifides Claims Another Victim
The notorious Trifides couloir complex has claimed another victim in a collision between two skiers. The Couloirs are easily accessible from the summit of the la Grave / Vallons de la Meije off-piste ski domain.
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Monday, 17 March, 2003
Pyrenean Tour
We were in Piau and Barèges last weekend. Despite a long heat wave which has left temperatures around 20C in the valleys the snow was still very good although even the massive falls earlier in February had begun to vanish. Piau was open apart from the bottom Hourc chair, we were just having fun but still skied some of the couloirs on the northern slopes in front of the resort. We got up to Barèges too late to do much, in the end we decided not to buy a lift pass but to attempt a small ski tour to the Taoulet. This let Ian try out his new climbing skins.
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Sunday, 16 March, 2003
Lost Snowboarder Freezes to Death
A 25 year old snowboarder, who had been missing since Saturday evening from the resort of Risoul in the Hautes-Alpes department was found dead from hypothermia on Sunday morning at around 3.30am under the cliffs that dominate the village of Guilllestre. The victim was named as Xavier Linsmar from Marseille. It appears he had become disorientated after losing contact with friends while skiing off piste between the Risoul and Vars ski stations.
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Thursday, 13 March, 2003
Climber Killed by Mont Blanc Avalanche
A climber was killed and his partner seriously injured after being hit by an avalanche at 8h30 this morning. They were at 3,000 meters about a third of the way up on the North Face of the Courtes on the Suisses route. The two climbers were from Chambery in the Savoie department. The injured man was taken to hospital in Sallanches.
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Tuesday, 11 March, 2003
Fatal Crevasse Fall in Vallée Blanche Sector
A skier mountaineer fell 20 meters into a crevasse while skiing on the Glacier de la Vierge near the Vallée Blanche in Mont-Blanc mountain range. The skier was with a guided group at around 3,000 meters altitude. The skier was seriously injured by the fall, rescuers administered emergency treatment before transporting the victim to Chamonix where he died shortly afterwards in hospital.
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Sunday, 09 March, 2003
Ski Mountaineer in Fatal Crevasse Fall
A ski mountaineer fell forty meters into a crevasse at 3,400 meters close to the Grands Mulets refuge in the Mont Blanc range. The 26 year old victim was descending Mont Blanc with his brother and a friend by the Grands Mulets route when a snow bridge collapsed. The rescue services were alerted at around 13h00 hours. Four ski mountaineers were killed in the same area last April after a Serac fall.
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Monday, 03 March, 2003
Mont Blanc Tunnel, Situation Normal…
Four years after the fire that killed 39 people the final restriction on trucks in the Mont Blanc tunnel was lifted today, at 14h00. After the accident the tunnel was extensively modernised but is still a narrow, 1960s design, judged inherently unsafe for today’s traffic by many.
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Sunday, 02 March, 2003
Vosges and Corbier Trips
We spent the weekend exploring the Vosges mountain range in Eastern France, close to the border with Germany. Despite their low altitude there is excellent snow this year and the wooded valleys are absolutely gorgeous.
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