Southern-Alps
Sunday, 05 January, 2003
Ski Tourist Killed in Hautes-Alpes Avalanche
Two ski tourist were injured, one seriously in an avalanche that occurred in the afternoon close to Arvieux-en-Queyras in the Hautes-Alpes department.
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Sunday, 29 December, 2002
Snowboarder Killed by Avalanche in Pra Loup
A snow boarder was killed today by an avalanche near to the Alpes Maritimes resort of Pra Loup. Claude Sauze, a 60 year old retired schoolteacher and resident of Nice was on a closed piste in the Vallon de Chancelaye between the resorts of Allos la Foux and Pra Loup.
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Thursday, 04 April, 2002
Catastrophic Ski Season for the Alpes Maritimes
The Alpes Maritimes ski stations, faced by a lack of snow, have had one of their worst winter seasons for 10 years and, according to initial estimates, have suffered a drop in visitors to the order of 30 to 40 percent.
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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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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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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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