A 44 year old woman has been killed by an avalanche in the Combe de Barmerousse not far from the aiguille de Varan (2544m) in the commune of Passy near Chamonix. The avalanche occurred around 12h30.

A climber has been killed in the Hautes-Alpes in the commune of Châteauroux-les-Alpes following a natural avalanche on the ice-fall he was climbing.

People have been flocking to the French mountains despite the curfew, closure of ski lifts and restaurants.

A ski tourer has been killed by an avalanche on the Pic Blanc du Galibier. It is the second fatality in the sector this winter.

If you read the previous article you will see that the PGHM from Bourg St Maurice used a Wolfhound mobile phone detector to locate the victim thanks to his mobile phone being switched on.

A family out snowshoeing in the woods behind Val d'Isère this afernoon had an extremely lucky escape today after being hit by an avalanche in the Coves sector towards la Daille.

All the snow professionals, be they guides or instructors, mountain leaders or resort employees working in the mountains, forecasters, rescue workers, avalanche experts, are sounding the alarm.

A lone ski tourer has been killed by an avalanche in the Luz Ardiden ski area, currently closed due to Covid-19 restrictions.

The avalanche situation continues to be sensitive with two further deaths and a number of other skier triggered slides today.

The series of avalanche incidents continued over this weekend. Today at 15h30 two ski tourers were caught by an avalanche in the Col de Rossanaz (1714m.