Three foreign skiers were killed in an avalanche in southeastern British Columbia, Canadian police said Thursday. Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the three were among 10 skiers delivered by helicopter and who were caught by the slide on Wednesday near the Panorama
An Italian court on Thursday acquitted most of the defendants on trial over the deaths of 29 guests and staff when an avalanche buried an Apennine mountain hotel six years ago, Italian media, including state TV at the courthouse, reported. Tons of
Two Polish skiers died in an avalanche at a Himalayan ski resort in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday and 21 people were rescued, police said. A total of 21 foreigners and their two Kashmiri guides were caught in a massive avalanche and buried
Two Polish skiers have died after an avalanche at a Himalayan ski resort in Indian-controlled Kashmir, as 21 other people are rescued. The Pirpanjal mountain range in the western Himalayas is a popular skiing destination for both Indians and foreigners. The group were
A former world champion freestyle US skier was “thrown 50 metres” into the air and killed by the force of an avalanche in Japan. American Kyle Smaine, 31, died alongside an unnamed Austrian skier after snow and ice engulfed the pair on
American professional skier Kyle Smaine was believed to have died Sunday after he was caught in an avalanche triggered near a ski resort in the backcountry of central Japan. Five foreign skiers were caught in an avalanche on the eastern slope of
A climber who died in an avalanche on Ben Nevis in Scotland last week has been named locally as a sixth form teacher from Bristol. Mark Bessell was pronounced dead at the scene after he and a fellow climber plunged nearly 2,000
A man has died and another has been injured following an avalanche on the north face of Ben Nevis. Police Scotland said they were made aware of the avalanche at around 3.35pm on Friday. The Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team and a helicopter
At least 10 people are missing and thought to be buried under a massive pile of snow after a massive avalanche in Austria. Search teams have been scrambled to the scene to find the people who were believed to be skiing when