Around 10:30 a.m., she was going down the “well-groomed” black slope of the Aiguille rouge (Arc 2000) when she lost control of her skis, Philippe Janin, director of slope safety, told AFP, confirming a radio information here Pays de Savoie (formerly France Bleu).
She collided with a 35-year-old man stopped on a bump below the track, then died shortly after when emergency services intervened, he said.
Both were wearing helmets and the man suffered a broken leg, he added.
-An investigation aimed at determining precisely the circumstances of the accident was entrusted to the CRS Alpes, Albertville prosecutor Benoît Bachelet told AFP.
Out of some 10 million skiers, 10 traumatic deaths are recorded on average each year on the slopes of France, including three to five due to a collision with an obstacle or between skiers, according to Domaines skiables de France (DSF)
