Skiers killed in avalanches in the French Alps

Three skiers have died in separate avalanches in the French Alps, just a day after three more skiers died in similar accidents, local media reported.

According to a statement from the resort, a British man aged around 50 was buried under the snow at La Plagne ski resort on Sunday local time.

French media reported that 52 rescue workers, search dogs and helicopters were sent to the region, but it took 50 minutes to find the man trapped under 2.5 meters of snow and the man could not be revived.

According to reports, another person was caught in an avalanche near Courchevel, also in Savoie, and was found dead late in the morning.

Regional daily Le Dauphiné libéré also reported that several skiers and snowboarders were injured at resorts in Tignes and Orelle.

According to media reports based on mountain police, a 32-year-old man also died as a result of an avalanche in Vallorcine, near the Swiss border.

He was skiing down the slope when an avalanche crashed him into a tree. According to local media reports, he later died from his injuries.

3 people died in the region due to an avalanche the day before.

More avalanches were reported in Savoie on Sunday, prompting local authorities to appeal to locals and tourists to “exercise extreme caution”.

“By 12.30pm, rescue services had already been deployed to six avalanches in different mountain massifs,” the Governor of Savoie posted on Facebook.

Avalanche danger is expected to remain high in all mountain groups in the coming days and local authorities strongly recommend not going off-piste.

Three people were injured in three avalanches in Austria’s Tyrol province on Sunday, the Tyrol operations center said. It was stated that a woman’s condition was critical.

According to the latest assessments, the avalanche risk in West Tyrol and the state of Vorarlberg is expected to remain high at the beginning of the week.

The risk has been downgraded from high to significant in the Allgäu Alps in Bavaria and Switzerland.