
Following the pisteurs who carry out emergency rescues in one of the world's biggest ski resorts, Val Thorens, as well as the daily drama in the medical centres and local hospitals.

Looking at the state-of-the-art lift system in Val Thorens and how it works, across 68 pistes, covering 150km of ski runs; the lift network is a life-line for all with a super-efficient, well-oiled operation, the unexpected can still happen.

Varsity Week in Val Thorens, as 3,000 students from Oxford and Cambridge universities converge for high-octane thrills on the slopes; the Ski Patrol, helicopter rescue and medical teams have to cope with the usual array of emergencies.

Ski Patroller Tristan can't find the man he's been sent to rescue; David sets off mini-avalanches off the side of a mountain to stop a real one from happening; specialized dog units of the Alps rescue those buried beneath the snow.

Following the Ski Patrol, helicopter rescue and medical teams over two days, when a contrast in weather conditions brings a range of different emergencies; two young skiers, a man who's cut open his face and a woman who is air lifted to hospital.