Sources: Reuters
Eight backcountry skiers are killed, six others are rescued and one is reported missing in an avalanche on the Donner Pass northwest of Lake Tahoe in California, United States. 2026-02-17
Three people, including two British tourists, are killed in an avalanche near Val-d'Isère, France. 2026-02-13
Three skiers are killed in avalanches in Trentino-Alto Adige-Südtirol and Lombardy, Italy. 2026-02-7
Five people are found dead near the ski resort of Zermatt in Valais, Switzerland, following an avalanche. 2025-05-25
Five people are missing in Darchula District, Nepal, after being struck by an avalanche. 2023-05-2
An avalanche on Mount Norikura in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, kills two people, including American skier Kyle Smaine. 2023-01-29
At least 57 people are killed and others are missing after avalanches in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir over the last 24 hours, senior government officials say. In Indian-administered Kashmir, at least 10 are killed. 2020-01-14
An avalanche on Mount Nasu in Japan's Tochigi Prefecture, kills at least eight schoolchildren while the students were on a mountaineering excursion. There are three students and three teachers missing. 2017-03-27
The death toll from earthquake reaches 8000 as three earth tremors hit Nepal. Avalanches disrupt rescue efforts higher in the mountains. 2015-05-10
Two people are killed and a third injured following an avalanche in the Scottish Highlands. 2013-02-14