Two separate avalanches killed five skiers across the French Alps on Wednesday, according to several news reports. Four of the deceased — all Norwegians — were caught in an avalanche at Val-Cenis.

A skier at the Les Arcs resort in the French Alps. A British woman died during a "violent collision" on the slopes Tuesday. PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP via Getty Images A British woman died during a ...

Avalanches in the French Alps have claimed the lives of five skiers, including four Norwegians and one Swiss after off-piste snow slides hit the Savoie and Haute-Savoie regions. In Val-Cenis ...

Two separate avalanches killed five skiers across the French Alps on Wednesday, according to several news reports. Four of the deceased — all Norwegians — were caught in an avalanche at Val-Cenis.