3 Skiers caught in Avalanche in La Clusaz

A large avalanche caught a group of six off-piste skiers close to the Aiguille in the Combe Borderant sector at La Clusaz today.  The group were skiing on a closed piste. Two of the skiers survived after having been buried under 3 meters of snow a the third was rescued in a serious condition and airlifted to a hospital in Geneva.  He later died of his injuries.  He had a 9 year old daughter.  The avalanche risk in resort was 4.

Posted by davidof on Sunday, 30 December, 2001 at 07:58 PM

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