On February 18, 2026, a 9-year-old boy was critically injured after colliding with a snow cannon on the "Violette" green ski slope in Corrençon-en-Vercors, Isère. The young skier sustained severe facial injuries, including a fractured jaw and significant eye trauma. He was airlifted by the Dragon 38 helicopter to the Grenoble University Hospital Center (CHU) in serious condition. This incident occurs amidst a rise in skiing accidents in the French Alps, following two separate fatalities from an avalanche in the Hautes-Alpes on the preceding Tuesday.