It hadn’t gone down for the last 20 years. In its annual report, the Swiss Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF) reported that the 2021-2022 winter was less deadly than the average for the past two decades in terms of avalanches.

As of April 11, of the 145 avalanches reported to the institute (material and bodily damage), the number of flows involving people was 116, compared to the average of 131 on that date. Twelve people still lost their lives in the Swiss mountains, but this is a third less than the usual average. Among the victims, seven were hiking and five off-piste skiing. All described themselves in a high risk area during the accident. The SLF explains the decrease in particular by a winter that was poor in snow and very dry in certain months, thus stabilizing the snowpack.

Annecy: €6.3 million to improve Semnoz activities

Gathered opposite the Semnoz snow front, the representatives of the Department and Greater Annecy sealed, in an agreement, their common desire to give Semnoz a promising future by validating €6.3 million in future investments.

Frédérique Lardet, the president of Greater Annecy, underlined that the winter season had been exceptional: “We had buried alpine skiing a little quickly for Semnoz. This is the second best season in its history! We have recorded 44% progress in Nordic skiing and 16% in alpine compared to the season before the health crisis”, she specified before deploying on the investments which are made in several stages.

The first point concerns Nordic skiing with in particular the layout…

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