Avalanche
An avalanche that occurred in an off-piste area of the French ski resort of La Clusaz caught 35 backcountry skiers at exactly 11:11am Sunday morning. Why 35 backcountry skiers were skiing the same slope, no one can say just yet.
The avalanche was a wet slide that began at 2,400 meters came down and swept up all 35 skiers who were in the couloir where the avy came down.
5 skiers were injured in the avalanche and miraculously, no one was killed. Two of the injured skiers are in serious condition.
