Grenoble, France – On March 18, 2018 two ski tourers were caught in an avalanche on Chamechaude Peak in the Chartreuse mountains near Grenoble in Isere, France. A Canadian woman was seriously injured and a German man was killed.
The accident occurred while 4 students were skiing on the slope in poor visibility. The skiers were swept into the steel girders of the avalanche defense.
The avalanche occurred around 1900 meters on a slope greater than 30 degrees on a west aspect – “somewhere between the summit ridge and the avalanche protection barriers” (PisteHors.com). The avalcneh measure d50 meters wide and 100 meters long.
The avalanche danger at the time of the accident was 3/5.
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See Also: Global Avalanche Accidents 2017/2018
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