Overview
- A man in his 50s from Britain died off-piste at La Plagne after rescuers found him under about 2.5 metres of snow following a 50-minute search with dogs and a helicopter.
- Two more fatalities were confirmed Sunday at Courchevel and Vallorcine, where a 32-year-old ski patroller from Chamonix was fatally injured, according to local authorities and regional media.
- Officials in Savoie logged at least six avalanches on Sunday morning as rescue teams responded across multiple resorts.
- On Saturday, two French skiers in Val-d’Isère were found buried under roughly 2.5 metres of snow without avalanche transceivers, with their locations identified via mobile phone signals.
- Another skier died Saturday at Arêches-Beaufort and one was seriously injured, as weather forecasters had flagged a major avalanche risk before the weekend.