CHAMONIX, France -- A climber trying to scale Mont Blanc accidently caused a slab of ice to snap off Thursday high in the French Alps, sparking an avalanche that swept nine European climbers to ...

In places, there is a 40-degree slope covered in trees and rocks – obstacles which become particularly dangerous during the kind of poor weather conditions Chamonix experienced on Sunday.

Brit skier, 55, killed in avalanche found after rescuers spotted elbow sticking out from snow on off-piste slope The exact cause of the avalanche remains under investigation ...

According to recent tweets from climbers, high winds led to overhanging ice slabs forming on the slope. Several days ago Chamonix saw a monsoon-like downpour which turned to snow at 3,000 meters ...