Avalanche

News relating to avalanches. Check the Avalanche Bulletins when planning a trip outside of open ski slopes.

Monday, 11 February, 2002

Boulder Climber Killed by La Grave Avalanche

Boulder, Colorado climber Freddie Snalam was killed by an avalanche at La Grave in the Hautes Alpes today. 55 year old Freddie was a popular figure in the Boulder outdoor scene.

Posted by davidof at 09:51 PM
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Thursday, 07 February, 2002

Michel Sigo Killed in Savoie Avalanche

Michel “Sigo” de Bernardy de Sigoyer, a well known and loved 54 year old Grenoble man was caught in an avalanche while ski touring in the Lauzière massive.

Posted by davidof at 06:20 PM
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Sunday, 27 January, 2002

Avalanches Kill 6

Six off-piste skiers have been killed since Friday in the French Alpes after being caught by three separate avalanches in Savoie, Haute-Savoie and the Isère, where the mountain ranges are presently covered by a particularly unstable snow mantle.

Posted by davidof at 08:02 PM
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Friday, 25 January, 2002

Skier Caught by Ax Avalanche

A skier was buried by an avalanche in the Pyrenean resort of Ax-Bonascre, close to the spa town of Ax-the-Thermes in the Ariége department. The skier was on a closed back piste at around 16h00 in conditions made hazardess due to a snow storm when the accident happened. A large rescue team, including 20 mountain police, firemen, pisteurs and paramedics were dispatched. The body was recovered but pronounced dead at 18h20 by a doctor on the scene.

Posted by davidof at 09:00 PM
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Sunday, 30 December, 2001

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 at 07:58 PM
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20 year old Woman killed in Tignes avalanche

A 20 year old French woman was killed skiing by an avalanche in Tignes today. She had been skiing in the afternoon with a group that had strayed some meters from marked pistes when they were caught by the slide.

Posted by davidof at 07:54 PM
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Thursday, 06 December, 2001

2 Soldiers Killed in Avalanche near Tignes

An avalanche at 2,650 meters on the Rochers de Balme in the Val Claret area of Tignes killed two soldiers last Thursday The soldiers were part of a group of seven ski touring in the early afternoon.

Posted by davidof at 07:52 PM
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Sunday, 29 April, 2001

Guided Group Hit by Ecrins Avalanche, 2 Dead

A group of five Italian ski alpinists with a guide were hit by an avalanche today close to the Dôme des Ecrins. The accident occured around 16h30 at 3,500 meters altitude.

Posted by davidof at 06:25 AM
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