A 47 year old skier has been killed by an avalanche on the south side of the Pic du Midi above la Mongie in the Pyrenees. The skier, a high mountain guide, was assistant director of the Pic du Midi.

{image:0}An enormous car-park at the entrance of the ski resort of Valmeinier will have to be demolished without ever seeing a single car.

Numerous buildings constructed since the spring of 2004 and some ski lifts may have to be rebuilt in the Maurienne valley’s ski areas due to defective concrete.