US EditionOff-trail avalanche kills 2 skiers and injures 1 in northern Italy
Two French skiers died and a third was critically injured in an off-piste avalanche amid hazardous snow conditions, rescuers said, with 13 backcountry deaths in Italy last week.
- On Sunday, an off-trail avalanche struck the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif, killing two skiers and injuring a third who was taken to San Giovanni Bosco Hospital in Turin.
- The three men were skiing off‑piste when the slide occurred, with unstable snowpack caused by fresh snowfall and wind-swept layers, Italy's Alpine Rescue said.
- At least three skiers were swept into the Couloir Vesses on Sunday morning, and responders deployed about 15 rescuers, three canine teams and two helicopters from Alpine Rescue and Guardia di Finanza.
- The record toll across Italian mountains highlights regional avalanche danger, with 13 deaths including 10 in avalanches over the week ending February 8, while Courmayeur lies within the Milano‑Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics region.
- Local media reported the two dead were French, and another person was partially buried in Trentino on Sunday but rescued by companions.
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2 skiers killed in avalanche on popular Mont Blanc skiing route near French-Swiss border
An avalanche killed two skiers on Mont Blanc massif Sunday after an off-trail slide hit the popular Courmayeur route. Officials warned of dangerous conditions across Italian Alps.
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focoinformativo.siteBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS An off-piste avalanche killed two skiers and injured another on Sunday on the Italian side of Mont Blanc, near the French-Swiss border, authorities said. At least three skiers were caught in the avalanche on the Couloir Vesses, a popular freeride route in Courmayeur, in the upper Val Veny, according to Italy's Alpine Rescue Service. One of the victims was taken to a hospital in critical condition, where he died shortly af…
2 skiers killed in avalanche in northern Italy; third in serious condition
Two French skiers have died after an avalanche swept them away near Courmayeur in northern Italy, according to local media reports. A third skier was rescued and remains in critical condition. The avalanche struck the Vesses canal above Courmayeur, at the foot of the Mont Blanc massif in the Aosta Valley, local outlet Corriere Torino reported. The three men were skiing off-piste when they were caught in the slide. Italy’s Aosta Valley Alpine Res…
Once again, a fatal avalanche accident in the Alps: two men die in the Aosta Valley. At the time of the accident, the avalanche risk had not been considered to be particularly high.
In Italy, two French skiers died at an avalanche, and another one was seriously injured. Since the beginning of winter, several fatal accidents have already occurred in the Alps.
One of the skiers died on the spot, the other died in the emergency room and the third was treated in the hospital in Turin.
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