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Avalanche in South Tyrol Kills 2 as Rescue Teams Say 25 Caught

Authorities describe a helicopter-led search in a winter marked by elevated avalanche danger.

Two Ski Tourers Killed in Haute-Savoie Avalanche Near La Chapelle-d’Abondance

Large Tahoe Avalanche Leaves 10 Missing — Separate Aosta Valley Slide Kills One

Alpine Avalanche Toll Rises With Two Dead in Italy as British Victims Identified in Val d’Isère

Multiple Alpine Avalanches Kill Two Near Courmayeur as Madesimo Search Continues

Italy Reports 13 Mountain Deaths in a Week as Backcountry Avalanches Spike

Weekend Alpine Avalanches Kill Six as Italy Confirms Four Dead and France Reports Two

Avalanches Across Italian Alps Kill Four as Separate Ice-Climbing Accident Claims a Fifth

Spanish Skier, 59, Dies in Tignes Off-Piste Avalanche

Video Shows Near-Miss Avalanche in Rocky Mountain National Park as CAIC Highlights Safety Lessons

Six Dead in French Alps Avalanches With Avoriaz Snowmobile Crash Under Inquiry

Wind-Slab Avalanche in Rocky Mountain National Park Injures Skier

Chris Thomason, 42, Identified in Fatal Castle Peak Avalanche

Deadly Week in the Alps as Sled Crash and Avalanches Kill Four

Three Dead in Pyrenees Avalanche Near Panticosa, Including Influencer Jorge García Dihinx

Mammoth Mountain Ski Patroller Cole Murphy, 30, Dies After In-Bounds Avalanche During Safety Work

Claviere Avalanche Triggers Major Search as Rescuers Report No One Involved

Mammoth Mountain Ski Patroller Cole Murphy Dies After Avalanche During Control Work

Two Killed in Separate Avalanches in Savoie's La Plagne and Valloire

Stubai Glacier Avalanche Traps Off-Piste Skiers, Nine Found Alive in Ongoing Rescue