Overview
- Local outlets report the La Plagne guide, about 60, died after being resuscitated and airlifted, while a woman in her 50s was flown to Grenoble in serious condition.
- At La Plagne, six off-piste skiers were swept on Bellecôte’s north face around midday; an alert was logged at 11:47 and two victims were dug out by 12:10.
- A separate avalanche at Valloire killed a 59-year-old ski tourer outside the marked area on Friday afternoon.
- In Montgenèvre, three off-piste skiers were involved and a 40-year-old man was evacuated to Briançon in critical condition; an 18-year-old was slightly injured in Molines-en-Queyras.
- PGHM mobilized more than a dozen rescuers, including doctors, a dog handler and pisteurs, and cautioned that recent winds are creating unstable slabs despite moderate risk ratings in many massifs, with Haute-Maurienne at level 4 out of 5.