Val Morel, France – On January 14, 2019 a Dutch skier was killed in an avalanche at about 14:00 while skiing off-piste near the Madeleine run at 2000 meters in Valmorel in Savoie, France.
The victim was skiing with his 22-year-old son at the time of the accident. Both individuals were caught and buried in the slide. The son was able to escape and alert authorities.
The avalanche danger was 3/5.
We will try to update this post when more information is available.
See Also: Global Avalanche Accidents 2018/2019
Read more about the avalanche in Valmorel, France from the following sources:
- PisteHors.com
- LeDauphine.com
- FranceBleu.fr
- Kairn.com
- France3-Regions.FranceTVInfo.fr
- Lavenir.net
- DutchNews.nl
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