Overview
- The procureure of Gap, Marion Lozac'hmeur, confirmed that a ski tourer died on March 15 near La Grave in the Hautes-Alpes.
- A second skier sustained serious injuries, including a fractured femur, and was taken to CHU de Grenoble.
- Regional reports place the slide in the Trois Évêchés sector and say the pair were off-piste without professional supervision.
- Local coverage reported the skiers were buried under snow, and the deceased has not yet been publicly identified.
- The parquet de Gap has opened an inquiry entrusted to the CRS Alpes of Briançon, as France counts roughly thirty avalanche fatalities this season.