--- description: There have been no reported fatalities after an avalanche hit the Tignes ski resort title: France: No Injuries After Tignes Ski Resort Hit By Avalanche image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blted41628a5a13a50a/6988bd4486f68ef5276e3be2/gettyimages-475772177.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # No Injuries as Avalanche Hits French Resort of Tignes by [Zamira Rahim](/author/zamira-rahim/) ## Zamira Rahim Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 7, 2017 11:12 AM CUT  People walk in the snow at the French Alps Val d'Isere ski resort, on March 1, 2014. People walk in the snow at the French Alps Val d'Isere ski resort, on March 1, 2014.PHILIPPE DESMAZES—AFP—Getty Images by [Zamira Rahim](/author/zamira-rahim/) ## Zamira Rahim Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 7, 2017 11:12 AM CUT All skiers are reportedly safe after an avalanche hit [Tignes](http://www.tignes.co.uk/ "undefined"), the popular French ski resort. A rescue mission had been underway after fears that skiers were trapped in the snow, [the BBC reports](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39192167 "undefined"). Rescuers were not able to use helicopters because of visibility conditions and so proceeded on foot. Emergency services responded to the scene, which occurred on the busy Carline piste. On-piste skiing often attracts less experienced skiers, and is considered safer than off-piste routes. Four snowboarders, including two teenage boys, were killed when [an avalanche hit an off-piste](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38954628 "undefined") area at the resort last month. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4693198/france-tignes-ski-resort-avalanche/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4693198/france-tignes-ski-resort-avalanche/"},"headline":"No Injuries as Avalanche Hits French Resort of Tignes","datePublished":"2017-03-07T11:12:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T03:42:04.982Z","description":"Rescuers had been unable to use helicopters and so proceeded on foot","url":"https://time.com/4693198/france-tignes-ski-resort-avalanche/","keywords":["France","europe","avalanche","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blted41628a5a13a50a/6988bd4486f68ef5276e3be2/gettyimages-475772177.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Zamira Rahim","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/zamira-rahim/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blted41628a5a13a50a/6988bd4486f68ef5276e3be2/gettyimages-475772177.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"FRANCE-SKI-LEISURE-TOURISM-FEATURE","caption":"FRANCE-SKI-LEISURE-TOURISM-FEATURE","creditText":"PHILIPPE DESMAZES—AFP—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4693198/france-tignes-ski-resort-avalanche/","name":"No Injuries as Avalanche Hits French Resort of Tignes"}}]}] ```