Three skiers die in avalanche in the French Alps

Three skiers died this Friday (13) in an avalanche that occurred in an off-piste area, announced the Val d’Isère resort in the French Alps, where the risk of avalanches remains very high. The avalanche swept away six skiers, four of them accompanied by a professional, according to a statement. “Despite rapid intervention by rescue services, three victims died. All were equipped with avalanche victim search systems,” he said. An investigation was opened. The passage of Storm Nils on Thursday (12) in France caused heavy snowfalls, according to the French meteorological organization Météo France. Faced with the risk, several resorts in the French Alps decided to completely or partially close their ski areas on Thursday. The avalanche risk level remains “strong” this Friday (4 out of 5) in the vast majority of alpine chains.

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