Rescuers blame weather and 'underprepared skiers' for rise in Alps avalanche deaths
The BBC joins a French Alps rescue team as the number of skiers killed this season passes 100.
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"As with all around the world, the climate is changing."
— Frédéric Bonnevie , Activist
"A lot of the victims are skiers who come here often, are technically skilled, but aren't necessarily connoisseurs of the mountain environment."
— Stéphane Bornet , Executive
"That's why you need to have all the rescue equipment on you, and to be in a group, but sometimes you can just be in the wrong place at the wrong time."
— Pierre Boulonnais , Activist
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The BBC joins a French Alps rescue team as the number of skiers killed this season passes 100.
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