Veteran Mountain Guide Dies in Avalanche Near Chamonix

The 60-year-old was found under snow after skiing alone in Haute-Savoie, marking the eighth avalanche death in the region in 10 days.

A 60-year-old mountain guide was killed in an avalanche in a backcountry area of the Chamonix Valley, Haute-Savoie.
The guide was skiing alone in the Les Houches sector when his family raised the alarm after he failed to return.
Rescue teams located him around midnight using his phone and avalanche transceiver, but he was found buried under snow and did not survive.
The avalanche risk in the area was rated 2 out of 5, considered moderate, in a region the guide was familiar with.
This incident brings the total number of avalanche-related deaths in the Northern Alps to eight over the past 10 days.