Wednesday, 06 March, 2002
1 dead 5 missing in Val d’Isère Avalanche
A search for five missing skiers from the Lyon in France will resume tomorrow in the Manchet valley in a zone at 2,100 meters altitude after the body of one of the missing had been located at nightfall.
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Sunday, 03 March, 2002
Two die in Arcs Avalanche
An avalanche killed two skiers close to the piste in Les Arcs at 13h40 yesterday. The skiers were part of two groups, one of four skiers and the other of eight who were off-piste in the Grand Col sector of les Arcs. The avalanche was between 2700 - 2800 meters altitude and caught four skiers. Two were rescued alive.
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Thursday, 28 February, 2002
Ski Instructor Killed in Vars Avalanche
A ski instructor was killed by an at 13h00 avalanche while skiing off-piste in Vars in the Hautes Alpes. The victim was in his sixties and died from his injuries in Briançon hospital. The man was found unconscious after having been dug out of the slide where he had been buried for 30 minutes.
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Monday, 25 February, 2002
Pisteur Killed in Tignes
A pisteur-artificier was killed at Tignes on Monday morning when he was caught by an avalanche on a slope he had just tried to clear with explosive. The victim was 27 years old, married and came from the Gard department.
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Sunday, 24 February, 2002
4 die in Separate Avalanche Incidents
There were 4 deaths in separate incidents the French Alpes over the weekend with an avalanche risk of 4 posted in the Savoie, Haute-Savoie, Isère, Ecrins (la Grave) and 3 in the Hautes-Alpes.
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Wednesday, 20 February, 2002
Fresh Snowfall and High Avalanche Risk
Fresh snowfall in the Alpes over the next two days. Coupled with an 80km/h South-Westerly wind expect significant snow loading on north and east facing slopes, with a saturated base below 1400 meters.
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Tuesday, 19 February, 2002
Helicopter Crash at Flaine
A rescue helicopter crashed during an airlift of a female Dutch skier near to ski pistes at Flaine at midday today. The four occupants, including the injured skier, were killed on impact
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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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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.
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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.
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