Brit Snowmobiler Killed
A British tourist who was driving a snowmobile was killed on Monday night after hitting a metal post in the ski resort of Avoriaz the Gendarmerie revealed today. The victim, Sharon Anne Stacey, aged 36 and a resident of Portsmouth died from her injuries despite the efforts of rescue workers.
The Gendarmerie have opened an investigation. The use of
snowmobiles for leisure purposes is strictly controlled in France.
French "Dream Team" Creator Dies
In the 1960s Honoré Bonnet built what was arguably the best ski team of all time. His teams won 17 medals -- eight gold, six silver and three bronze at the Olympics of 1960, 1964 and 1968 including Jean-Claude Killy's Olympic triple at
Chamrousse.
(c) YouCanSki.comM. Bonnet died on Tuesday while walking in the streets of Pra Loup, the station he helped create in 1961.
Former French ski coach Bonnet dies
Delay proves fatal for Sugar Bowl Avy Victim
Everyone had the requisite safety equipment:
a transceiver -- an electronic device that can be used to locate someone buried -- as well as a
shovel and probe. The group took a
methodical approach after the avalanche hit. One person in the party dug himself out and then spotted one victim's glove in the snow, digging him out after five minutes but the delay to rescue the last victim proved fatal.
'One of those awful, awful accidents'
Avalanche victim's backcountry ski party had safety gear, but couldn't find her in time
Calls for Racers to Wear Helmets
An 18 year old was racing in Apex Mountain Resort's annual Iron Legs competition, in which skiers and snowboarders are challenged to complete all 24 of the mountain's advanced black-diamond and expert double-black-diamond runs in the space of one day, when he shot across the meandering Grandfather's Trail and crashed into a tree.
Apex resortPolice say that the young man's injuries would not have been minimized had he been wearing a helmet, but Dean Erickson, 31, a former B.C. Alpine ski coach and racer, says Apex should make head-protection gear mandatory in the event.
Helmetless ski racer dies at Apex
France Reflects on Avalanche Deaths
A series of deaths of both climbers, skiers and French guides over the last two seasons, including ten avalanche victims this year in the Savoie region is fuelling a debate raging in the French Alps over whether
ski guiding and off-piste skiing need to be better regulated. Last winter saw the death of six holidaymakers and nine French guides twice the long-term average for guides.
Death stalks the ski slopes - The Observer
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