AVALANCHES killed two skiers in the French Alps on Monday, as the season’s death toll rises.
A 38-year-old man was killed in Saint-Agnes near Grenoble, local police said.
Avalanches killed two skiers in the French Alps on MondayCredit: Alamy
Another man, in his early 30s, was fatally crushed by a “very large avalanche” while skiing in an off-piste area near the village of Montgenevre.
Local prosecutor Marion Lozac’hmeur said a skier he was with was unharmed.
It follows the deaths of two off-piste tourers in a separate slide at the weekend.
The two victims were part of a group of four unguided skiers when an avalanche swept down the north side of the Tete de Longet mountain peak.
Avalanches have already claimed the lives of at least 20 skiers across the French, Swiss, Italian and Austrian Alps so far this season.
Last month eight skiers tragically died after being caught in a double avalanche in the Pongau area of the Austrian Alps.
More to come…
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