Overview
- Authorities confirmed six fatalities over the weekend after multiple avalanches across Savoie and Haute‑Savoie.
- A British man in his 50s died off‑piste at La Plagne; 52 rescuers located him after about 50 minutes under roughly 2.5 metres of snow, and he lacked an avalanche transceiver and professional guide.
- Other Sunday deaths included an off‑piste skier at Courchevel and a 32‑year‑old ski patroller in Vallorcine who was hurled into a tree, according to mountain police.
- Saturday’s incidents included two fatalities in Val‑d’Isère, where victims without transceivers were found via phone signals under deep snow, and another death at Arêches‑Beaufort, with additional injuries reported in Tignes and Orelle.
- The Savoie prefect reported six avalanches before midday on Sunday and warned risk will persist, while related avalanche injuries were also reported in Austria’s Tyrol.