A BRITISH man has been killed after he was swept 50ft to his death in a horrific avalanche at the popular French ski resort ...

A British man has died after an avalanche hit a popular French ski resort on Thursday. The man, 27, has not yet been named ...

The unnamed 27-year-old had been staying with friends at the UCPA centre in Val Thorens, according to local media.

The man was near the roadside at the Val Thorens resort when he was swept 15 metres (50ft) in an avalanche, officials say.

A rare and powerful spring snowstorm dumped over a metre of snow across the Alps on Thursday, causing major disruption in ...

Although snow is not uncommon in the Alps in April, the disruption left thousands of homes in the Savoie region of eastern ...

Big totals: Zermatt could see upward of 40–50 inches by late Friday, with Val Thorens not far behind at around 25–35 inches.

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Heavy snowfall killed at least one person on Thursday while another was severely injured in an avalanche as snow blanketed ...

Alpine ski resorts were getting back to normal on Friday after spring storms the previous day claimed four victims in the ...

The man was near the roadside at the Val Thorens resort when he was swept 15 metres (50ft) in an avalanche, officials say. A Swiss ski resort is cut off and people have been told to stay indoors ...