Thursday, 10 January, 2008

Tignes season worker killed by avalanche

A snowboarder has been killed off-piste in Tignes by an avalanche yesterday. The avalanche occurred in the Tufs couloir in the Toviere sector above Tignes le Lac. With light snow and poor visibility the conditions were marginal at the time of the accident according to rescuers from specialized mountain police units of the CRS des Alpes based in Courchevel. The victim was buried under 150cm of snow.

Tignes Avalanche
Avalanche site in the “Fingers” couloirs - Henry Schniewind

Posted by davidof at 05:48 AM
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