A young skier died on Saturday, swept away by an avalanche that occurred in an off-piste area near Chamonix, in the Mont-Blanc massif. According to rescuers, a second skier was swept away by the slide but was only slightly injured. According to The Dauphiné Libéréboth skiers were from the valley.
The slide, around thirty meters wide, occurred at 1:40 p.m. at a place called “Les Grossailles” in the Chamonix-Mont-Blanc ski area in the Tour sector, “involving 4 people”, according to a communicated.
A device made up of 11 rescuers accompanied by avalanche dogs supported by two helicopters was quickly mobilized, indicates the prefecture. “The final report shows one victim dead, one slightly injured and two other people unharmed. An investigation into the exact circumstances of this tragedy has now been opened on the instructions of the public prosecutor at the Bonneville judicial court,” she specifies.
The risk of avalanche should remain “marked” on Sunday (level 3/5) at altitude on the Aravis, Chablais and Mont-Blanc massifs, underlines the prefecture, calling on mountain practitioners to exercise caution and to provide suitable equipment. It is recommended to equip yourself with a helmet, a shovel, a probe, an avalanche victim detector and charged means of communication before venturing off the slopes.