Avalanche Kills French Skier Near Mount Ciamoussè Near Limone Piemonte, Italy
Cuneo, Italy – On Friday, December 23, 2016 a skier was caught, buried, and killed in an off piste avalanche near Mount Ciamoussè in the Giosolette Valley near Limone Piemonte in the province of Cuneo, Italy. Two others were injured.
According to LaStampa.it, a group of skiers were divided into two heli ski groups and were accompanied by two mountain guides. The first group skied a shady slope without incident. When the second group skied, they were caught in a large avalanche.
Three people were caught in the slide that started at approximately 2400 meters. One person was completely buried about 50cm deep. A mountain guide who witnessed the incident alerted authorities around 11am. Firefighters and mountain rescue responded to the incident with search dogs. The victim was located via his avalanche transceiver, but resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful (ADNKronos.com).
ARPA Piemonte rated the avalanche hazard on 23 December 2016 as “Considerable” (3 of 5). Here is a short video and article about the snow conditions and avalanche danger for the Christmas Weekend.
NiceMatin.com reports that the avalanche victim was 35-year-old French National Eric Potier.
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Read more about the avalanche fatality near Limone Piemonte, Italy from the following sources:
- NiceMatin.com
- Infooggi.it
- SanremoNews.it
- MeteoWeb.eu
- ADNKronos.com
- LaStampa.it
- 12Alle12.it
- MondoNewsBlog.com
- Today.it
- Arpa.Piemonte.gov.it
- AINEVA.it
