Overview
- Two skiers were killed on Sunday in separate avalanches at Courchevel and La Plagne, where a British victim was recovered from 2.5 meters of snow after a 50‑minute search involving 52 rescuers, dogs and a helicopter.
- A separate fatal avalanche in Vallorcine on Sunday brought the weekend death toll to six, with gendarmes reporting a 32‑year‑old victim fatally injured after being carried into a tree.
- On Saturday, two skiers died off‑piste at Val‑d’Isère after deep burial without avalanche transceivers and one skier was killed at Arêches‑Beaufort, as multiple incidents underscored the lethality of current conditions.
- Météo‑France maintains a level‑4‑of‑5 danger rating across most Alpine massifs and authorities strongly discourage off‑piste travel, reporting at least six avalanches on Sunday morning in Savoie and warning the danger could persist into early week.
- Heavy snowfall also disrupted travel as roughly 800 motorists sheltered overnight in Moûtiers before resuming their journeys Sunday, with additional road restrictions and preventive avalanche control reported in nearby valleys.