Michel Bozon
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Michel Bozon, abt. 1950-23 January 1970, was a French alpine skier
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Bozon was killed on the Piste Emile Allais at Megève
during a World Cup downhill event.
Bozon came off the course at the bottom of the Mur de Borné, an extremely steep section of about 250m, and after his death changes were made to improve safety but the course was taken off the World Cup circuit in 1975.
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
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Bozon was killed on the Piste Emile Allais at Megève
Megève
Megève is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.Megève is a famous ski resort near the Mont-Blanc in the French Alps...
during a World Cup downhill event.
Bozon came off the course at the bottom of the Mur de Borné, an extremely steep section of about 250m, and after his death changes were made to improve safety but the course was taken off the World Cup circuit in 1975.