
British man, 27, killed by avalanche in French Alps
The man was near the roadside at the Val Thorens resort when he was swept 15 metres (50ft) in an avalanche, officials say.
BBC News
The French Alps are the portions of the Alps mountain range that stand within France, located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regions. While some of the ranges of the French Alps are entirely in France, others, such as the Mont Blanc massif, are shared with Switzerland and Italy.
The man was near the roadside at the Val Thorens resort when he was swept 15 metres (50ft) in an avalanche, officials say.
A British man has died after an avalanche at a ski resort in the French Alps, local officials say.