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Guide Dies in La Plagne Avalanche as Two Slides Hit Bellecôte Couloir

Michael Fulton

Guide Dies in La Plagne Avalanche as Two Slides Hit Bellecôte Couloir

A professional ski guide has died following an avalanche that buried four skiers in the Rodzins Couloir at La Plagne on Boxing Day. The incident involved two separate slides and highlights ongoing risks in off-piste terrain despite moderate avalanche ratings.

La Plagne
Savoie
France
British Skier Dies in Off-Piste Fall at Les Arcs: Early Season Risks Highlighted

Michael Fulton

British Skier Dies in Off-Piste Fall at Les Arcs: Early Season Risks Highlighted

A 24-year-old British skier has died after falling several hundred metres in a steep couloir above Arc 2000. The accident underscores the heightened dangers of off-piste skiing in early season conditions, when shallow snowpack and hard surfaces turn falls into life-threatening events.

Les Arcs
Savoie
France

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