Skiers killed in avalanches

London - Two British skiers have died in avalanches in the Alps, it emerged yesterday

London - Two British skiers have died in avalanches in the Alps, it emerged yesterday. Alan Brooke-Dean, from Dorset, was killed in Verbier, Switzerland on Monday, while chalet manager, Mark Wilson, was buried under several feet of snow in the French resort of Val d'Isere on Tuesday.

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