An avalanche has crushed a skier just days after masses of falling snow in the same region killed six people.
Léo Loux and Morgan Akhourfi were able to capture the shocking scene on camera.
The 24-year-olds were skiing together and stood to the side on the mountain when snow began to fall.
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An unknown man is visible amidst the landslide.
Once the snow had settled, Léo and Morgan, among others, made their way down the mountain to tend to the man.
He was found propped up against his airbag and appeared to be conscious.
A video shows a rescue helicopter hovering just above ground to provide the skier with professional help.
Luckily, he was able to deploy his airbag which remained inflated for the duration.
The avalanche caused him to travel an estimated 300 metres.
In a post shared on social media, Léo said “the use of his airbag is what saved this man”.
“Not being a mountain professional, I did not dare comment on any mistakes that he or that we might have made, however, two things were to be noted,” the post read.
“First off, even though the slope was skied by three people a few seconds before, the avalanche risk was not reduced.
“Second, in this case, the use of his airbag was what saved this man.
“Even with a 300m fall, and the size of the avalanche, we found him afloat and conscious.
“Even if he got out lucky, it is not always the case.”
This incident, which occurred on the 2 February at the Col du Géant, on Mont Blanc, in the French Alps, is the third to happen in the same region within days.
In the span of just over one week, six people have been killed in tragic instances involving avalanches, as reported by Need To Know.
On 28 January, a British skier was submerged in a snowslide at a ski resort near Mont Blanc.
The 55-year-old was caught in a 1km-long and 400-metre wide avalanche in the Les Grands Montets area.
One day later, on 29 January, an avalanche took the lives of five others.
Four Norwegian skiers were swept away by an off-piste torrent of snow and ice in the southeastern Savoie region.
A separate avalanche on that same day near Chamonix killed a Swiss skier, according to the public prosecutor’s office in Bonneville.
Léo has since given advice to others who are skiing – urging them to stay safe at all times.
“It is important to study the terrain, to know about the day’s snowpack conditions, to ski in a group, and to never underestimate a face simply because we know it,” he said.
“Way too many accidents happen due to a lack of attention and concentration.
“Stay safe out there folks.
“Powder can go from fun to done in an instant.”
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