The observer passed through shortly after the avalanche. Two people without equipment were reported to have triggered it; neither was buried. They said nobody had been below them.

The observer raised a possible persistent weak layer as an explanation, without confirming it.

A clear curved avalanche crown on a snowy slope at Tuf de Tovière, with patches of exposed ground in the bed surface and broken snow blocks below.
Val d’Isère, Tuf de Tovière · Photo: data-avalanche

This is a historical observation. For today’s mountain assessment, use the Météo-France avalanche bulletin and local advice.

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