Skiers were on Saturday warned to exercise extreme caution after a series of deadly avalanches across resorts in the Alps claimed seven lives in just two day
An avalanche risk of four to five (out of a maximum five) is expected to remain in place for the next few days and skiers and snowboarders have been warned to stick to marked slopes rather than venturing off-piste.
Even on relatively gentle slopes the avalanche risk has in some places been classed as "considerable".
The Alpine Prefecture warned of "a high risk of avalanches occurring spontaneously or triggered by skiers at all resorts in the Alps". Similar warnings were also issued for the French Pyrenees and in resorts in Italy, Switzerland and Austria and came after a series of deadly avalanches on Thursday and Friday which have left six dead.
From the Telegraph
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