Three trainee guides have been killed by an avalanche on the Pointe de la Golette (3256 m) close to the ski resort of Tignes.

A large avalanche, visible from the valley, has claimed the lives of six ski tourers and injured another on the glacier d’Armancette in the territory of Contamines-Montjoie in the Mont Blanc range.

A group of three skier tourers from Annecy have been caught by a large avalanche on the Grand Bec (3399 meters) in the Champagny-en-Vanoise sector on Saturday afternoon.

Conditions remain unstable across much of the French Alps with three fatalities this week in separate incidents and avalanches involving skiers and climbers in Ceillac, Serre Chevalier, Val Thorens, C

French businessman Guillaume Mulliez has been killed by an avalanche close to Mont Thabor in the Savoie close to the border with the Hautes-Alpes department on Monday 13th March 2023.

A guided ski touring group has been caught by an avalanche near to the ski resort of Serre Chevalier in the Hautes-Alpes.

A 57 year old ski instructor has been killed by an avalanche while skiing off piste at les Arcs. The piste patrol had already been called to an avalanche at 11h30.

A ski tourer has been killed by a slab avalanche on the glacier d'Argentière. The incident occured on a SE slope at 2500 meters altitude at around 17h30.

Last Tuesday there were half a dozen avalanches reported in the French Northern Alps and another half dozen on the two days that followed but the big headline in the press was at la Clusaz: “A dozen p

A female ski tourer, part of a group of experienced skiers from the Nice section of the French Alpine Club (CAF), has been killed by an avalanche near the Col de Larche.