DRAMA: The accident occurred on a “closed track” of the Vars ski area A 30-year-old skier died of his injuries after being swept away on Saturday afternoon by an avalanche in Vars, in the Hautes-Alpes. “The victim was declared deceased around 7:00 pm” at the hospital where she had been taken care of “in a serious condition,” said […]
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From Monday 19th February to Wednesday 21st February, 2018, heavy snow is expected on the Pyrenees. The risk of avalanches will be strong In the Pyrenees , snow accumulations are already very important but from Monday, February 19 to Wednesday, February 21, 2018, “white gold” will fall even more on the chain. Locally, beyond 2000 meters of altitude, it […]
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On vacation, at least four people died in the Savoie resort of Tignes. “There is evidence that there is no other victim,” said Nicolas Martrenchard, the sub-prefect of Albertville. It is the deadliest avalanche since the beginning of the ski season. Initially, a rescue team had raised a group of eight people accompanied by a […]
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A hiker was killed and his companion seriously injured early on Saturday afternoon, as an avalanche occurred in the sector of Laruns in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques. The avalanche occurred around 1pm outside the ski area in the valley of Gabardères in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques, in the valley of Gabardères, about 1800 meters above sea level in the […]
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AVALANCHE: The three climbers were victims of a fall on Wednesday at the Mont Maudit after avalanche … German high mountain guide and his two clients died on Wednesday after being swept away by an avalanche on the Mont-Blanc, confirmed this Thursday at the Haute-Savoie prefecture. The guide with his clients, a Slovak and an Anglo-Polish, were […]
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The avalanche occurred on Wednesday afternoon on a closed track in the ski area of Les Deux Alpes … Terrible drama in the Alps. An avalanche killed three people on Wednesday on a closed runway at Les Deux Alpes (Isère), including two teenagers, who were part of a group of students from Lyon, skiing with […]
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