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.
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Wednesday, 18 April, 2001
Snowboarder Killed by Windslab
A 27 year old snowboarded was killed by an avalanche he set off on Tuesday afternoon above Villard-Roger in the Savoie department.
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Sunday, 04 March, 2001
Avalanche Death at Auron
An avalanche killed one and injured another person on Saturday afternoon within the ski domain of Auron in the Maritime Alps.
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Friday, 02 March, 2001
A Guide and Two Clients Killed by Avalanche
An avalanche has killed two people including a guide and seriously injured another on Thursday in the Entraigues sector of Vallouise in the Hautes-Alpes.
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Monday, 05 February, 2001
Digital Avalanche Transceivers affected by Mobile Phones
A manufacturer’s investigation has revealed that the search mode of ARVA 9000 and Ortovox M1 avalanche transceivers can be affected by GSM mobile phones.
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Friday, 02 February, 2001
Guide killed by Avalanche in l’Alpe d’Huez
A guide was hit by an in Avalanche near l’Alpe d’Huez in the early afternoon, skiing off-piste while descending the Col du Couard. He died later in the day.
A group of eight skiers including the guide set-off an the avalanche around 14h15 while skiing off piste in the Col du Couard sector near the Grandes Rousses range. The guide was test skiing the slope to verify the snow conditions when he started a wind-slab avalanche. He was carried around 100 meters.
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Thursday, 25 January, 2001
Swedish Avalanche Victim Found Alive
A Swedish woman was reported missing in the afternoon after an avalanche was set off by her group of 16 skiers above Valorcine in the Haute Savoie, has been found alive in the village this evening. The victim managed to ski down to the valley by herself. A search operation involving 60 rescuers was aborted after the discovery. The avalanche was around 200 by 300 meters and occurred at 1850 meters in the Tête des Posettes sector in the Mont Blanc range. Three of the 16 members of the group. who were with a guide, were caught. Two of the skiers were dug out immediately but there was no trace of the third.
Sunday, 21 January, 2001
Two climbers killed by Avalanche
Two climbers were caught by an avalanche while they were climbing a frozen waterfall this afternoon at 2,600 meters altitude close to Monetier-les-Bains in the Hautes-Alpes. The bodies of the two men were found in the early evening by the rescue services. They were taken to Briançon.
Monday, 25 December, 2000
Pisteur Killed at Pra Loop
A pisteur has been killed by an avalanche in the Pra-Loup ski station (Hautes-Alpes). Joël Proal, 38 years old, had been wearing an avalanche transceiver and his body was found by a member of the Jausiers section of the PGHM. The victim died from cardio-respiratory arrest, according to the initial medical reports. He was part of a group who were securing the ski domain by controlled avalanche release when he was hit by a secondary slide. The alert was given at 10h15 and a team of sixty rescuers were quickly on the scene.
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Monday, 31 January, 2000
Five British Avalanche Rescue Dogs given to Chamonix
The British Ambassador to France, Sir Michael Jay, presented Chamonix High Mountain Police (PGHM) with five avalanche rescue dogs to thank them and the town for the aid given to British tourists and to pay tribute to the rescue worker’s courage during the difficult winter of 1999.
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