Dramatic footage emerged this week of a vast avalanche cascading down the steep slopes of the Italian Alps, engulfing a crowd of terrified skiers. It is just the latest in a series of incidents that ...

Two British men have died following an avalanche in the French Alps. The two Brits were among three people who died after an avalanche struck the the Val d’Isère ski resort at around 11.30am on Friday ...

This week, France in Focus takes to the skies to follow the perilous work of French mountain rescuers. This year, unusual weather conditions have led to a deadly winter with far more avalanches than ...