In January 2021, in the surrounding area near Verbier, a guide was killed in an avalanche while guiding clients. It occurred in an area frequented by many skiers of varying off-piste levels of experience. Though in my memory of January 2021, the particular area had not been extensively frequented by skiers prior to the accident. It was a hotly discussed event in the local area. At least one of the guide's family members publicly asked people to refrain from public criticism. Recently, a local paper released an article about the a cantonal authority publishing the results of an investigation into the accident.
I have found a few articles on the subject, but most of them seem to be of the questionable variety (i.e machine translated or otherwise processed by some kind of AI based program)
Here is the The original article from a local paper in French
https://www.lenouvelliste.ch/valais/...nforme-1233841
Here is a somewhat poorly translated version, which seems to also have some extra information about the testing controversy related to the incident.
https://switzerlandtimes.ch/news/war...-an-avalanche/
We did have an exceptionally dangerous season in 2021. I witnessed several incidents that season. Some including burials, some not, but it really is impressive to see propagation occur before one's very eyes.
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