Chamonix Valley: Ski Briton in hospital after French snowboard accident No other skier was thought to be involved, as the woman, who has not been named, came off her board and "fell down a steep incline," local police said last night. Unconfirmed reports suggested the woman, whose family are thought to have lived in Suffolk, suffered a cardiac arrest before rescuers could reach her because of the terrain. A spokesman for the Chamonix gendarmerie confirmed an incident occured but said there were no other details available. Spokesmen for the local hospitals were unvailable for comment. French reports said the woman had been taken Annecy Hospital. She was said to be in a "serious" condition when she arrived at hospital. Les Grand Montets is situated above Argentière and measures more than 1800 hectares in size. Popular with British tourists, expersts say it offeres some of the hardest pistes in Europe.