With massive amounts of freshly fallen snow across the alps avalanche danger is beginning to rear its ugly head and nowhere is that more evident that Tignes, France.
Related:Â The Alps Are Chock Full Of Powder! [Photo Tour + Video]
The French resort’s ski patrol triggered a massive, hard slab avalanche over the weekend that measured nearly 15 feet high in places. The avalanche occurred in a controlled setting and serves as a proper wake up call that even though it’s early season– avalanche conditions exist anywhere there is a slope covered in snow.
[sigallery id=”grggNRKvdyyLhHMrnMnfDD” title=”Tignes Avalanche” type=”sigallery”]
“Preventive trigger avalanches early this morning on the glacier of la grande motte.” – Tignes
[Photos courtesy of Goverened Tracks via Tignes Facebook Page]
Find the entire post here: Tignes Pisteurs