Three separate avalanches killed three off-piste skiers in the French Alps on Sunday, resort officials said, a day after three skiers died in similar incidents, bringing the weekend death toll to six.
The deaths came despite alerts from the weather service of a high risk of avalanches and warnings against off-piste skiing.
In one incident on Sunday, a British man in his 50s was buried while skiing off-piste, according to a statement released by La Plagne ski resort in southeastern France.
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Source: 6 off-piste skiers killed in separate French Alps avalanches over weekend
