With news of avalanches and the rising death toll on the slopes hitting headlines, it appears that skiing is becoming an increasingly dangerous pastime. There have been a total of 86 deaths, including ...

A French rugby standout was killed by an avalanche while skiing in Italy last weekend, an accident which also claimed the lives of two of his friends. Quentin Philippe, 29, was skiing in Courmayeur in ...

A French rugby standout was killed by an avalanche while skiing in Italy last weekend, an accident which also claimed the lives of two of his friends. Quentin Philippe, 29, was skiing in Courmayeur in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Watch as an avalanche rolls down the slopes of Mont Blanc in Courmayeur, Italy, on Tuesday. A long line of skiers waiting for a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As winter reaches it's peak across the northern hemisphere, so does avalanche season. While sadly, avalanche deaths are something ...

An off-trail avalanche killed two skiers and injured another on Sunday on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif, near the border between France and Switzerland, officials said. At least three ...

Major avalanche events have impacted areas all over Europe, with France, Switzerland, and Italy seeing the most impact, and caused more than 100 avalanche-related deaths over the 2025/26 ski season.