The incident in Switzerland followed a series of deadly avalanches in the Alps in recent days involving skiers. View image in fullscreen The avalanche that killed two skiers in the Couloir Vesses, a popular off-piste route in Courmayeur, northern Italy. In another incident on Sunday, an avalanche claimed the lives of two skiers on the Italian side of Mont Blanc. Fresh snowfall during recent storms and windswept snowcaps on weak internal layers have created especially risky conditions along the entire Alpine crescent bordering France, Switzerland and Austria, Alpine Rescue said. View image in fullscreen Mountain rescuers searching for people after an avalanche in the Austrian Alps in January.

Source: The Guardian February 16, 2026 13:33 UTC