The police said several other rescues took place. The avalanches happened amid severe weather warnings across the region.

A man skiing with his son was among the victims on Friday, bringing the region's avalanche death toll this season to at least ...

Two skiers have died and three others were injured after being buried by a 'very large avalanche' in Austria's Tyrolean Alps ...

AT least two skiers are dead after a monster avalanche tore through the Austrian Alps amid with fears more victims could be buried under tonnes of snow. A massive rescue operation is underway in ...

The huge avalanche hit a number of skiers.

A third British national has died in an avalanche in the French Alps, the latest in a succession of deaths across the area amid high-risk conditions.

THIS is the horror moment skiers were swept away and buried by another huge avalanche in the French Alps. Terrifying footage ...

A 22-year-old Dutch-Swiss man died this weekend after being caught in an avalanche while skiing off-piste in Verbier, Switzerland. The man was skiing at approximately 2,600 meters when he was swept ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A major rescue operation was launched at St Anton after five skiers were caught in an avalanche some 450m wide [Reuters] Five ...

A major rescue operation was launched at St Anton after five skiers were caught in an avalanche some 450m wide Five people were killed in a series of avalanches in the Austrian Alps as heavy snowfall ...