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Avalanche in Val d'Isere

1,000 metre long avalanche swept down a piste last night

featured in News & reviews Author Wayne Watson, Val d'Isere Reporter Updated

Last night around 6:45pm a huge avalanche came down from the Super L and through the L piste and the juntion with the L and Mattis pistes in Val d'Isere.

The avalanche travelled 1,000 meters and piled up 2.5 metres high. It travelled most of the way down a piste!

Had this avalanche come down during opening hours it could have had serious consequences. Pistes such as the L and the Santon are often closed during the afternoons due to a real avalanche risk so do respect the 'closed' signs on the pistes because they are closed for a reason!

Thanks to Radio TV Val d'Isere for the additional photos.