Guide has been detained after two men and two women died in the incident in the southern AlpsFour skiers have been killed in an avalanche in the French Alps, and their guide has been detained by police over potentially putting the group at risk. Pretre told the media that the skiers were “apparently experienced” and accompanied by the senior guide who knew the mountain range. British skier falls to his death in French Alps Read more“A risk was taken. Father and 11-year-old daughter killed in French Alps avalanche Read moreThe French Alps have experienced heavy snowfall since the start of the week, as a blast of icy weather from Siberia – dubbed “the Beast from the East” – engulfs Europe. On 15 February an avalanche in the Pyrenees mountains killed three skiers.

Source: The Guardian March 02, 2018 23:15 UTC