A speed rider has been killed by an avalanche in the ski resort of l'Alpe d'Huez early this afternoon. The man, aged in his forties, was with a group of four.

Two skiers have been caught by an avalanche while ski touring above the resort of Avoriaz which is currently closed.

Second avalanche of the season in the Savoie and it is not even November. Two climbers were ascending above the glacier du Génépy in the commune of Pralognan-la-Vanoise yesterday (26th October).

TVMountain have uploaded a video of the search after the Tignes avalanche yesterday (1m50s into video).

Two female climbers from the Piemont region in northern Italy have been killed by an avalanche on the face of the Mont Blanc du Tacul around 04h00 this morning close to the séracs.

A British ski mountaineer has been killed by an avalanche on the Grande Casse in the Savoie this morning. This is the 34th avalanche fatality this season. The long term average is 31.

A 41 year old man from Lille was hit by an avalanche in the ski resort of Vars in the Hautes-Alpes this morning. The slide occurred on the Vallon blue. The man was partially buried by the debris.

The rise in temperatures this week coupled with the heavy winter snowfall have led to some spectacular avalanches in the French Alps.

An off-piste skier is in a serious condition after an avalanche at Auron in the Martime Alpes.

A large avalanche on the Dent Parrachée (3697m) early this morning in the Savoie department has left three dead and three injured, one in a critical condition.