Avalanches Kill Five Skiers in French Alps

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. Three of them were pronounced dead at the scene, while one, a woman, was transported to a hospital in Grenoble. There, she died of cardiorespiratory arrest and severe hypothermia, an official in the Savoie prefect’s department told The Guardian.Three other members of the group were cau