At least five people died on Sunday April 9 on the Armancette glacier. According to Dorian Labaeye, the weather conditions were however “not alarming”.
The avalanche from the Armancette glacier, in the town of Contamines-Montjoie (Haute-Savoie), which killed at least five people on Sunday April 9, is “a clap of thunder in a blue sky”, testifies this Monday on franceinfo Dorian Labaeye, president of the national union of mountain guides. According to him, the conditions were not “especially alarming”.
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“It’s a very large avalanche on a busy route at this time of year”, says Dorian Labaeye. The avalanche danger was only “2 out of 5” according to Météo France forecasts. The president of the national union of mountain guides cannot explain such a tragedy “in good conditions”.
While “tens of thousands of ski tourers” are currently in the Alps, Dorian Labaeye reminds us of the importance of leaving well prepared. According to him, there were no more victims because this group was equipped with an avalanche detector, but also with shovels and probes, “which facilitates the work of rescuers”.
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