Known as Mimi, she fell headfirst into a snowdrift and was stuck for about 45 minutes following the fall, in the Grand Montets skiing area.
BBC: Emily Watts
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She was in the Grands Montets, the largest pisted skiing area in the Chamonix Valley, on the first day of the season when the accident happened.
BBC: Snowboarder Emily Watts dies five days after Alps crash
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Ms Watts, a design student, was reportedly taken to hospital in nearby Annecy following the accident in the Grand Montets skiing area and then transferred to a specialist unit.