Friday, the prefectures of Savoie and Haute-Savoie warned against the risk of avalanches in their massifs, and on the eve of a sunny weekend. "The heavy snowfall in Savoie since the middle of the week has made the snowpack unstable," said the prefecture in a statement.
"The good weather and rising temperatures expected for Saturday will increase the risk of spontaneous avalanches avalanches on sunny slopes," said in his statement the Prefecture of Haute-Savoie, which details: "ruptures of plates by skiers in all slope orientations are possible, snow having fallen in windy conditions, especially from 2.200 m / 2.300 m ".
Four skiers swept away last Saturday
The two prefects call for "the utmost caution" in the practice of off-piste and marked off-piste mountain activities such as snowshoeing and cross-country skiing: getting information from professionals and including equipment such as the excavator, probe and detector. avalanche victim (DVA).
Last Saturday, "four skiers were swept away by a snowfall in Savoie and two people were slightly injured," said Savoie Prefect Louis Laugier. "A good knowledge of the sites does not protect mountain practitioners in any way. . Know to give up, "urged on his side that of Haute-Savoie, Pierre Lambert.