French Skier Juliette Willmann Dies in Avalanche Near El Chaltén

Juliette Willmann, a 29-year-old French freeride skier, died in an avalanche on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, on Cerro Crestón, a mountain near El Chaltén, Argentina—the town known for climbing, backcountry skiing, and mountaineering. 
Willmann was skiing with her husband, Pierre-Idris Mehdi, 30, when an avalanche hit the couple, dragging them about 1,300 feet down the slope in the Lago del Desierto area, according to an initial report from the Government of Santa Cruz.&n