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Fatal avalanche at la Rosière
A French season worker aged in his twenties has been killed by an avalanche in the ski resort of la Rosière in the Savoie department near the col des Embrasures (2303m).
2022-02-24 23:33:27
Police crack down on off piste skiers
{image:2}During the holiday period the Savoie Gendarmerie and agents from the Parc national de la Vanoise and the Office of Biodiversity have been controlling off piste skiers n the 3 Valleys ski area
2022-02-22 16:05:56
Two off piste skiers killed by avalanche at St Colomban des Villards
Two off piste skiers (1 snowboarder) have been killed by an avalanche around 13h00 today in the ski resort of St Colomban des Villards.
2022-02-07 20:04:26
Avalanche alert for Northern Alps
With 30 to 35cm of new snow expected overnight accompanied by strong south-westerly winds (Sunday 6th February) Meteo France has launched a yellow alert for avalanches.
2022-02-06 16:24:35
Ski resorts warn of the dangers of night skiing
Following an incident where an employee of the Folice Douce restaurant at Val d'Isere was killed by a piste basher resorts have warned of the dangers of being on the slopes at night.
2022-01-26 10:33:55
Rescue services slam dangerous skiers for series of accidents
French mountain rescue services have called for prudence after the fourth ski death in a fortnight.
2022-01-25 21:57:16
First French avalanche death of the season
A ski tourer has been killed by an avalanche around 13h today in the Chablais, the first avalanche fatality this season.
2022-01-12 17:05:02
Avalanche Poker
Back in 2018 we wrote a short article discussing research on how experience affects your chances of getting caught and possibly killed by an avalanche. Not as much as you might hope, it would seem.
2021-12-29 14:53:43
Two avalanche incidents in the Southern French Alps
An avalanche in the Foux d'Allos area caught a 44 year old man and his 17 year old daughter around 15h00 today. They were skiing off piste.
2021-12-28 19:18:04
Multiple Avalanche Burials redux
Multiple avalanche burials are a subject that preoccupies backcountry travellers with much discussion about the latest avalanche transceivers and how they cope with this problem.
2021-12-13 13:42:45
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