Dauphine

The Dauphiné region covers the Isère and Drôme. departments. The area is home to over 30 ski resorts including l'Alpe d'Huez and les Deux Alpes and the area is also home to the Friday, 29 March, 2002

Resort Worker killed in Freak Accident

A resort worker was killed early on Friday morning in the Cote de Deux Mille ski area near Villard de Lans in the Vercors massif. The accident followed a party for pisteurs and season workers in a mountain restaurant.

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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.

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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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