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A 24-year-old British skier has died after he fell ‘almost 300m’ down a steep off piste slope in the French Alps.
Local media is yet to name the Brit but it is understood they were among a group of skiers who went off piste in Les Arcs 2000 in the French ski resort of Savoie.
Two members of the group tried to ski down a steep slope but one of them lost his footing and careered out of control down the almost 300 metres long slope before he crashed over a rocky ridge.
Other skiers raised the alarm and two ski patrollers rushed to his aid where he was found unconscious, having suffered a cardiac arrest.
An air ambulance was sent from Courchevel – situated 34km from the resort – and reached the victim about half an hour after the initial alert.
A doctor and two police rescue workers sought to revive the man but tragically he was declared dead.
The resort said ‘its most sincere thoughts to the family and the friends of the victim’.
The second skier, whose nationality has not been revealed, was found trapped at the top of the slope unable to move.
Skiers in the French Alps. A 24-year-old British skier has died after he fell ‘almost 300m’ down a steep off piste slope in the French Alps
He was later rescued by a police helicopter.
According to The Times, the deadly slope was wide at the top but narrowed towards the bottom before ending on the ridge, which was covered in a small quantity of hard snow, increasing the risk of accidents.
Resort managers have urged skiers to avoid steep off-piste slopes when the snow is hard.
In total 29 skiers died in accidents in France in the 2023-2024 season
This is a breaking news story more to follow.
