Four skiers killed in avalanches in the French Alps in three days
Tragedy in French Alps as four skiers killed in separate avalanches
- Two skiers died in separate avalanches in the French Alps on Monday, bringing the total number of fatalities in the region to four within three days.
- A 38-year-old man was killed while off-piste skiing near Grenoble, and another man in his early 30s died in a 'very large avalanche' near Montgenevre.
- These incidents followed the deaths of two skiers in their 30s on Saturday, who were struck by an avalanche near Saint-Veran, southeastern France.
- Heavy snowfall has contributed to several avalanches in the Alps, with December to February being the peak season for such incidents.
- Across Europe, at least 66 people have died in avalanches this ski season, with the European Avalanche Warning Services reporting an average of 100 fatalities annually.
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