Skier Convicted of Manslaughter, Sentenced to Prison After Crash That Killed 5-Year Old

May 4, 2026

A44-year-old man has been convicted of manslaughter after a 2022 skiing collision at Flaine Resort in France that resulted in the death of a five-year-old who was part of a ski-school lesson. He was given a 12-month suspended term and ordered to pay €165,000 in damages to the family.

“The child was in a queue behind the group and was about to make a right turn when she was very violently hit by a skier going at high speed who tried in vain to avoid her,” according to a statement from the local Bonneville prosecutor’s office in 2022.

It was revealed the man was traveling 60 km/h (37 mph) when they collided and both slid far down the slope afterward. The man, who was a trained volunteer firefighter, immediately administered first before the child was taken via helicopter to Sallanches Hospital and was soon pronounced dead. THE INERTIA