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An avalanche expert on the California and French avalanches

Eight skiers have been found dead and one remains missing after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe ...

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10.30 19 Feb 2026


An avalanche expert on the California and French avalanches


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10.30 19 Feb 2026


Eight skiers have been found dead and one remains missing after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in California – the deadliest in four decades. 

And similar avalanches have been happening in the Alps here in Europe over the last few weeks. To discuss this with Claire was Henry Schniewind a ski instructor and avalanche expert based in the French Alps.


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