Four skiers, including a Briton, have been killed in an avalanche in the French Alpine resort of Val d'Isere, police said.
Police Lt-Col Jean-Claude Gin said the four - which also included two French citizens and a Swede - were among a group who had been skiing off-piste.
A fifth skier also caught by the avalanche was rescued unscathed.
A ski instructor was in the group but it was not immediately clear if he was one of those killed.
The two who escaped the avalanche raised the alarm.
"The four people's hearts had stopped by the time they were pulled from the avalanche," Lt-Col Gin said.
A British man died late last month after being hit by an avalanche in the same area.
A Frenchman and his two sons were also killed in November. BBC News
