Alps Avalanche Kills Pisteur Timothée Moniot‑Couttet as Mountain Community Mobilizes Support

Overview

• The 32-year-old pisteur‑secouriste was swept away Sunday while skiing off‑piste in the central couloir of Les Posettes at Vallorcine during a deadly weekend that saw several avalanche fatalities reported in Savoie and Haute‑Savoie.
• Moniot‑Couttet had worked about ten years on the La Flégère domain for the Compagnie du Mont‑Blanc and leaves a wife and two very young children.
• Alpinist Mathis Dumas posted a tribute on Instagram praising his commitment to avalanche rescue and prevention and shared the family’s fundraiser.
• The fundraiser has topped €76,000 in under 48 hours, though a separate report notes the pot is temporarily blocked pending paperwork.
• Compagnie du Mont‑Blanc’s CEO said the company will facilitate staff attendance at funeral rites, with a Friday evening vigil in Chamonix and a Saturday ceremony followed by a torchlight descent in Vallorcine.