Skier triggered Avalanche Courchevel 13th December 2020

“Thank you to the person who took this video of ’Le Haut des Suisses’ in Courchevel Here we see some skiers entering an area that is normally pisted and patrolled, but is not now due to COVID closures. Why does it release? It is a potent combination that makes it so unstable. A weak layer due to a long period of November dry cold weather and clear skies that led to the creation of a weak layer of ‘facets’ (snow grains that looks and feels a bit like rock salt – with no cohesion) on mainly on North facing