Saturday, 28 December, 2002
British Avalanche Victim Dies in Hospital
The British skier who was seriously injured on the 24th of December after being caught in an avalanche in the Mont Blanc massif died of his injuries on Saturday morning in hospital in Sallanches (Haute Savoie).
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Saturday, 21 December, 2002
Study Shows 2002 2nd Hottest Year Ever
The World Metrological Organization (Organisation Météorologique Mondiale) has released a study showing that 2002, on a global scale, is without doubt the second hottest year since records began in 1860.
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Wednesday, 18 December, 2002
Grande Motte Cable Car Closed, Pal Arinsal Open
The Grande Motte cable car in Tignes will be closed until at least Christmas Eve (24th December). Marlène Bodar of the Societie de Telepherique de Grande Motte told Pistehors that accident was caused “by exceptional frost conditions at altitude on the 11th of November. A rapid thaw around mid-morning caused all ice to fall from the cables at once, this rapid unbalancing damaged both cables and cabins and lead us to suspend operations.”
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Tuesday, 10 December, 2002
Chamonix Mayor faces double manslaughter charge
Chamonix mayor, Michel Charlet, already indited for manslaughter for the Montroc avalanche faces the same charge for the Mont Blanc tunnel fire.
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Sunday, 08 December, 2002
Ten caught in first major avalanches of the season
The first major avalanches of this ski season have killed five and left five other injured.
In the most serious incident a group of nine ski tourists from the Montpellier section of the CAF (Club Alpin Français) were caught by an avalanche at 2,120 meters on the route de la Petite Buffe near la Grave.
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Wednesday, 04 December, 2002
Heavy Snow Forecast for the Pyrenees
Meteo France has forecast heavy snow for the Pyrenees over the next 24 hours with a high avalanche risk. Snow is forecast down to 500 meters throughout France which should top up the lower parts of the ski stations which had been lacking cover. There has already been considerable snowfall at high altitude.
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Sunday, 01 December, 2002
First Pyrenean Resorts Open
Piau-Engaly, the highest of the resorts in the French Pyrenees opened this weekend. Piau is a traditional earlier opener but the good snow, 45cm in resort mean that 12 out of 20 lifts were open along with 60% of the pistes.
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Friday, 15 November, 2002
New Station for Les Arcs
This new section of the station will be built geographically below Arc 2002 and will be called Arc 1950. It will be roughly under the chair lift of Prés St Esprit. The resort will initially comprise 1000 beds to be built by the end of 2003 with a total of 3500 beds. The first stone of the village was laid in June 2002 and landscaping work is moving ahead.
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Monday, 11 November, 2002
La Plagne – New Lifts and Pistes
The longest piste in La Plagne, the Mont de la Guerre has been linked to the Bois on its lower half. It was always on the more exposed side of the valley to Champany and this should now enable it to open for more of the season.
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Saturday, 09 November, 2002
Val Thorens opens for Winter
Val Thorens, located at 2300 meters in the Three Valleys ski area is traditionally the first resort to open the winter domain. This had been schedule for the 1st of November but in the end had to be put-off to the 9th due to lack of snow. Under grey skies and flurries of snow the funitel and glacier lifts were opened but it was possible to return all the way to resort on light powder.
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