Overview
- A 55-year-old reported missing on January 21 near Chamonix was found dead the next day on the Argentière glacier at the foot of a rock band, and an inquiry has been opened.
- Evidence collected on site indicates the Chamonix victim likely fell from the Rachasses rock bands in the Grands Montets sector.
- In Savoie on January 23, a ski tourer in a group of three was carried by a wind slab near the Cime de Sambuis and died after a fall above rocky terrain, while two companions were hoisted out uninjured.
- Overnight search efforts in Chamonix used phone geolocation, pisteurs, groomers, PGHM teams and a civil security helicopter before daylight operations located the body.
- Météo France lists avalanche danger as level 3 out of 5 across most Northern Alps massifs, and the Savoie prefect has called for maximum caution from mountain users.