. ▁C ere als ▁( c orn , ▁whe at ▁and ▁r ye ) ▁were ▁grown ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁metres . ▁During ▁the ▁winter ▁season , ▁some ▁far mers ▁worked ▁as ▁chim ney - s we eps , ▁operating ▁in ▁pairs , ▁mainly ▁in ▁the ▁Paris ▁area ▁and ▁in ▁Brit t any . ▁The ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁saw ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁traditional ▁far ming ▁and ▁also ▁a ▁massive ▁ex od us ▁from ▁the ▁valley , ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁there ▁were ▁fewer ▁than ▁ 8 0 ▁permanent ▁inhabitants ▁in ▁Val me in ier . ▁ ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁A val anche ▁Four ▁people ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁an ▁a val anche ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁As ▁many ▁as ▁eight ▁ski ers ▁were ▁caught ▁in ▁the ▁sn ows lide . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁students , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁a ▁guide . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Comm unes ▁of ▁the ▁Sav o ie ▁department ▁ ▁References ▁IN SEE ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Val me in ier ▁Website ▁ ▁Category : Comm unes ▁of ▁Sav o ie <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁K yr gy z stan ▁League ▁Second ▁Level ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁highest ▁division ▁of ▁K yr gy z stan ▁football , ▁below ▁the ▁K yr gy z ▁Premier ▁League . ▁ ▁Champions ▁ ▁References ▁K yr gy z stan   – ▁List ▁of ▁final