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One torrent of snow came in Val-Cenis, in the south-eastern Savoie region, killing four Norwegian skiers, while a Swiss skier died further north in the Haute-Savoie region, near Chamonix.

The incident occurred at the Les Arcs resort in Savoie, south-eastern France.

In 1992 Mr Barnier took great pride in bringing the Winter Olympics to the Savoie – a feat that he said had taught him about working on big projects involving many people, while always keeping an eye on the prize.

Born in the mountainous Savoie region in south-east France in 1951, Mr Barnier - a keen skier and hiker - has been a committed, patriotic conservative in the tradition of French leader Charles de Gaulle since he was a teenager.

“I had the choice to go on at Acadia or learn about business from the best teacher available anywhere — my father,” he told author Donald Savoie in his 2020 book about Irving Oil.