Overview
- Around 60 people from the Rivier d’Allemont hamlet in Isère were airlifted on Sunday after a massive avalanche severed the only access road, burying vehicles but causing no injuries.
- Authorities say full clearance of the road will take about one to two weeks, with dozens of residents opting to remain in place and receive aerial resupply.
- Météo France reports exceptional snow depths, including about 2.95 meters at Bonneval-sur-Arc, with parts of Haute-Savoie seeing their deepest cover since 1999.
- Avalanche danger remains marked to very high across several massifs despite clearer weather, and ANENA warns that lower risk ratings do not justify lowering vigilance.
- This winter’s avalanche toll has reached 28 deaths, and officials have imposed targeted restrictions such as La Clusaz’s temporary off‑piste ban, with forecasts pointing to warming and a possible new deterioration around February 26.