All skiers safe after avalanche at French Alps resort
This Feb. 14, 2017, file photo shows the Lavachet Wall at the Tignes ski resort, French Alps. French officials say an avalanche has struck the Alpine ski resort of Tignes Tuesday March 7, 2017, and rescue services have launched a search. (Luca Bruno/AP)
The alpine ski resort in Tignes, France, March 15, 2011. (Benoit Tessier/Reuters)
Updated March 7, 2017 - 3:32 am
PARIS — French authorities say there are no fatalities in an avalanche in the Tignes ski resort in the Alps, and a large search and rescue operation is over.
An official with the regional administration, or prefecture, says that the operation has been called off.
The avalanche struck at 123:50 a.m. PST Tuesday on the La Carline ski slope, prompting the resort to shut down. French media earlier reported that several skiers were caught in the sudden snowfall.
