Swiss pro snowboarder Kevin Bantli had a narrow escape on the Weisshorn near Arosa on Sunday when he triggered a large avalanche.

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Five soldiers have been killed by an avalanche in Valfréjus in the Haute-Maurienne, six other members of the group were injured.

We've gone from famine to feast over the last couple of weeks in the French mountains.

Conditions have improved a lot at altitude over the last couple of weeks but there is still a lack of snow below 1500 meters.

An avalanche has killed 3 people on the closed Bellecombes piste at les Deux Alpes this afternoon. The avalanche risk was 3/5 (Considerable) at the time.

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This impressive avalanche was filmed by holiday maker Frédérick Douzet in the village of Bessans in the French Haute-Maurienne during the afternoon of Monday 11 Jan. There was no damage.

Well the weekend was a bit of a washout in many areas.

Despite heavy snow and high avalanche risk at altitude many ski resorts are having trouble opening all their runs, or at all in the second week of January.