All skiers safe after avalanche at French Alps resort
March 7, 2017 - 3:00 am
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.