A female skier was fatally buried by an avalanche in the Bad Hofgastein area in western Austria, at an altitude of about 7,200ft, around 12:30pm Saturday.
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Authorities report that three avalanches across Austria have killed eight skiers ...
Skiers have also died from avalanche-related accidents in the Swiss and French Alps over the past week.
Heavy snowfall has led to fatalities in Austria, with authorities giving "clear and repeated warnings" about the avalanche risk.
Avalanches in different spots across the Alps in Austria killed eight skiers on Saturday, adding to a considerable death toll in the range.
The three Czech victims were ski-touring in Styria's remote Murtal district.
Three Czech skiers swept away in Murtal district while five killed in Pongau area near Salzburg ...
Authorities in Austria say five skiers have been killed in a pair of avalanches in the western Salzburg Pongau region ...
Five skiers have been killed in a pair of avalanches in the Salzburg Pongau region of western Austria on Saturday, authorities said.
Five skiers have been killed in a pair of avalanches in the Salzburg Pongau region of western Austria on Saturday, authorities said.