Avalanches Kill 5 Skiers in French Alps

Massive avalanche kills skier in French Alps
The Brazilian-Portuguese national was found dead by mountain rescuers.
British skier killed in ‘very large avalanche’ in Alps
A British skier has died following a “very large” avalanche in the French Alps. The 55-year-old man was found in the snow in an off-piste sector in a valley in Chamonix at the foot of Mont Blanc. The avalanche, which happened on Tuesday afternoon, is estimated to have been 1km long and 400m wide.
British skier killed in huge avalanche in the French Alps
A British skier has been killed in a “very large” avalanche in the French Alps. The unnamed 55-year-old man died after being swept away in an off-piste section of the Chamonix valley, at the base of Mont Blanc, on Tuesday afternoon.
Five skiers killed in French Alps avalanches
Two separate avalanches killed four Norwegians and one Swiss skier.
Avalanche in French Alps takes 4 lives
Four Norwegian skiers died on Wednesday, January 29, in an avalanche in the French Alps, according to the authorities of the Haute Savoie region.
Avalanche kills four Norwegian skiers in French Alps
An avalanche in the French Alps on Wednesday killed four Norwegian skiers swept away by the off-piste torrent of snow and ice, officials in the southeastern Savoie region told AFP.
Skier dies in 'very large' French Alps avalanche with only his elbow visible under snow
The victim, aged 55, died after being swept away by an avalanche in an off-piste sector in the Chamonix valley, at the foot of Mont Blanc, on Tuesday afternoon
British skier dies in avalanche in French Alps
A British skier has died after being submerged by a ‘very large’ avalanche at a ski resort near Mont Blanc on Tuesday (January 28). The 55-year old was caught in the one-kilometre long and 400-metre wide avalanche whilst skiing in the Grands Montets ski area in the Herse sector.
Five Norwegian and Swiss skiers killed by avalanches in French Alps
Four Norwegians and a Swiss woman were reportedly killed in avalanches while skiing off-piste in the French Alps on Wednesday. The Norwegians were part of a group of seven that was swept away by an avalanche in Val-Cenis in the southeastern Savoie region near the Italian border.
Brit skier, 55, killed in avalanche found after rescuers spotted elbow sticking out from snow on off-piste slope
A SKIER who died in a massive avalanche in the French Alps had his body discovered thanks to his elbow still sticking out ...
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Avalanches Kill Five Skiers in French Alps
Two separate avalanches killed five skiers across the French Alps on Wednesday, according to several news reports. Four of ...