Feb 9, 2026, 8:16 p.mFeb 9, 2026, 8:16 p.m
A young skier died in an avalanche in the French municipality of Montgenèvre on Monday. He is the third fatality from off-piste avalanches in the Hautes-Alpes department in three days.
Another skier who accompanied him in this off-piste area remained uninjured, as the responsible public prosecutor’s office announced on Monday evening.
On Saturday, two ski tourers were killed in an avalanche in Saint-Véran. The two men were part of a group of four ski tourers who were off-piste.
At least twenty skiers have already died this year in avalanches in various mountain ranges in the Alps – in Austria, France and Switzerland. (hkl/sda/blg/afp)