Earthquake Triggered Avalanche Buried Ski Resort in Italy | 30 People Missing A large avalanche had buried a ski resort in central Italy yesterday. 30 people are missing. The avalanche appears to have been triggered by four earthquakes that occurred in the Abruzzo region on Wednesday. This is the same region where 300 people were killed by a potent earthquake last summer. “The wall of snow blasted the Hotel Rigopiano ski resort […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 19, 2017 3 Comments