Two backcountry skiers from New Zealand died in an avalanche on Mount Yotei, Hokkaido’s northernmost island on Monday. The victims, a man and a woman, were part of a group of six backcountry skiers. Another New Zealand man reportedly survived the avalanche
An avalanche buried three German backcountry skiers in Italy’s northern South Tyrol province on Wednesday, killing one and critically injuring the other two, Italy’s alpine rescue corps said. RUSSIAN SKIER DEAD, 6 RESCUED IN AVALANCHE AT HIMALAYAN RESORT All three skiers were
A Russian skier was killed and five others were rescued, along with their local guide, after an avalanche hit a popular Himalayan ski resort in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Thursday, officials said. They said that at least six Russian skiers and their local
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The family of the mother and son killed in a devastating avalanche in the French Alps have said they are “beyond heartbroken” at the loss. Kate and Archie Vokes, 54 and 22, were said to be experienced skiers but passed away after
Two people who died in an avalanche in the French Alps earlier this week were a mother and son from Manchester, their family have said. The pair have been named as Kate Vokes, 54, and her son Archie Vokes, 22, who lost
French police have launched a manslaughter investigation following the deaths of a British mother and her son during an avalanche in the Alps. It emerged yesterday that two skiers may have caused the torrent of snow which claimed the lives of the
It has emerged that two skiers could have caused the avalanche that claimed the lives of a British mother, 54, and her son, 22, in the French Alps. “Two cross-country skiers were upslope” and “could have caused the avalanche,” said prosecutor, Karline
Two skiers are dead following an avalanche on Mont Blanc, France’s highest mountain, and another hiker was killed on another slope in the French Alps, according to local authorities. The Haute-Savoie region administration said an avalanche Thursday swept through an off-piste area
An avalanche on Mont Blanc swept two skiers to their deaths – believed to be a mother and son from England – and left another injured. Meanwhile in a separate tragedy, a hiker was killed on another slope in the French Alps,