Most avalanches occur after a big snowstorm, a period of strong winds or a rapid increase in temperature. Take a slice of the deep snow, beneath where that snowflake landed. Its walls will look ...

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The heavy snowfall killed at least one person while another was severely injured in an avalanche as snow blanketed areas of Switzerland, Italy and France. Although snowfall in April is not unusual ...

In addition, snow pinwheels, shown in the image below, are also a good indication that avalanche conditions are dangerous. Cornices also become increasingly unstable due to warming temperatures ...

Some of Europe’s top ski resorts, including Zermatt in Switzerland and Val d’Isere in France, were forced to shut as heavy snow raised the avalanche risk across the western Alps. At Montana ...

"The large quantities of recent snow will start to melt as temperatures rise and the sun returns during the day on Friday. "Avalanche activity will be much lower than on Thursday, but major ...

A British man has been swept 50ft to his death in an avalanche at the top of a French ski resort following a huge snow storm. The 27-year-old was found buried under the snow at the entrance to ...

Continued heavy snow in the Savoie area has led Meteo France to issue an orange alert for a "strong or very strong avalanche risk", with the agency adding: "Many avalanches may occur spontaneously ...

Heavy snowfall killed at least one person on Thursday while another was severely injured in an avalanche as snow blanketed areas of Switzerland, Italy and France. The unusually heavy spring storm ...

Local media said there was only one person injured in the avalanche and the victim suffered a cardiac arrest after being buried under snow. A rescue helicopter had been deployed to transport him ...