Savoie Avalanche Death Lifts Alps Toll to 18 After Eight Killed in Austria

Overview

• A man in his 30s skiing off-piste in Val d’Isère’s Lavancher couloir was recovered after about 15 minutes but could not be resuscitated, according to the station.
• Police said three Czech skiers from a group of seven were buried and found dead in Styria’s Murtal district after one of three avalanches that killed eight people in Austria on the same day.
• Public broadcaster ORF reported that a separate slide in Pongau near Salzburg swept away seven off‑piste skiers, leaving four dead and one seriously injured.
• Gerhard Kremser of the Pongau mountain rescue said numerous avalanches occurred despite clear, repeated warnings, underscoring the severity of conditions.
• The Haute‑Savoie prefecture urged caution for Tuesday with a “marked” risk over Mont‑Blanc, Chablais and Aravis above about 2,200 meters as authorities track eighteen Alpine fatalities in around ten days.