It never fails to delight, not least because this former Olympic venue sits beneath a glacier (on the other side of the hill from Val-d Isere), writes Robert Hardman.
38-year old British Man Dies in Avalanche in Verbier 16th January 2021
Last modified on January 18th, 2021
He is the latest in a string of separate avalanche deaths across Switzerland after recent snow. Seven people have died in four days. 10 people were caught in the latest accident. A man died in Tignes in France on Saturday and it follows a fatality in Courchevel earlier last week. Extreme caution is urged in many parts of the Alps.
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The accident happened at 10.20 on Monday morning off piste beneath the main Attelas lift outside the marked
Verbier ski area.
It is a well-known area for off piste skiing as it is easily accessible and the surrounding terrain is often the first fresh snow that gets skied.