Latest Avalanches News
An avalanche hits a group of skiers in Italy's Piedmont Alps, killing 3
ROME (AP) — An avalanche hit a group of five skiers in Italy’s northern Piedmont region on Sunday, killing three of them, rescuers said. Two survived and were transported to the hospital by helicopter. The avalanche hit around midday on the eastern face of Punta...
Body of British hiker found in Italian alps as search continues for second missing since Jan. 1
ROME (AP) — Rescue crews on Wednesday found the body of a missing British hiker buried in the snow of the Italian alps, but a search for his friend was suspended by poor weather conditions. Experienced hikers Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Sam Harris, 35, had set out on Jan. 1 for a New...
1 person killed in large avalanche in western Wyoming backcountry
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — An avalanche killed one skier and injured another after the group they were in triggered the large snowslide while ascending a mountain in western Wyoming. The avalanche happened Saturday in a backcountry area about 20 miles (32 kilometers) east of Grand Teton...
Two climbers found dead on Italy's Gran Sasso massif five days after falling into ravine
ROME (AP) — The bodies of two Italian climbers have been found on Italy's Gran Sasso massif five days after they disappeared during an excursion, rescuers said. Rescue teams supported by a helicopter managed to reach the location on Friday where the two men went missing in the...
Avalanche on Bulgaria's Pirin Mountain kills 1 man
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — One person has died in an avalanche on Pirin Mountain, in southern Bulgaria, and rescue efforts are underway to find several others buried under the snow, the mountain rescue service said on Friday. According to initial information, the slide of a huge snow...
