February 10 - The Deadly 1970 Val d’sere Avalanche

Val d’sere, France  has been part of the Alpine Skiing World Cup since the late 1960s and was the site for Alpine skiing competitions at the 1992 Winter games in Albertville, France.  They played host to the men's downhill, super-giant slalom, giant slalom, and combined. But on this morning in weather history, there was a sudden and shuddering explosion-like sound and More than 100,000 cubic yards (76,500M) of snow crashed down from a treeless, 7,000‐foot (almost 2150M) crest known as Le Dome, rushed 700 yards(640M) across the Alpine source of Isere River, took out and swallowed a section of National Route 202, before smashing  into and through the chalet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices