Two women have been killed by an avalanche on Saturday evening close to the Cosmiques refuge situated close to the Aiguillle de Midi on Mont Blanc.

Two ski tourers have been killed by an avalanche while climbing the North-East couloir of the pointe Maximin (3303 meters) located in the commune of St Christophe en Oisans.

A climber has been killed after being hit by an avalanche in the north facing Cirque de Gavarnie in the Hautes-Pyrénées, a popular ice climbing spot.

A French season worker aged in his twenties has been killed by an avalanche in the ski resort of la Rosière in the Savoie department near the col des Embrasures (2303m).

Two off piste skiers (1 snowboarder) have been killed by an avalanche around 13h00 today in the ski resort of St Colomban des Villards.

French mountain rescue services have called for prudence after the fourth ski death in a fortnight.

A ski tourer has been killed by an avalanche around 13h today in the Chablais, the first avalanche fatality this season.

An avalanche in the Foux d'Allos area caught a 44 year old man and his 17 year old daughter around 15h00 today. They were skiing off piste.

The snowy start to December continued over the weekend with up to a meter of new snow in the central and western Pyrenees and fresh snow in the Alps.

Two soldiers from specialized mountain units have been involved in an avalanche incident near the Pointe de Gargan (2767m) in the Beaufortain mountain range yesterday.