Avalanche at Swiss ski resort buries 'a number' of skiers

NBC news ^ | 12/26/2019 | Rachel Elbaum and Michael Fiorentino and Alanna Satur

[Onelifetogive]

Snowflakes, on their own, won’t harm you, but once they gang up - look out!

Like Antifa

[Diana in Wisconsin]

You got it, LOL! :)

[Does so]

Being buried alive isn’t fun. Head for the tree line if you hear an avalanche.

Uprooted mature trees and boulders are included with avalanche debris.

[Seruzawa]

I’ll stick with Alta.

[crazycat]

Just make sure they check the local avalanche Ski conditions and only ever go off piste, if they want to, with official Swiss instructors/guides...Andermatt is an extreme resort, they may well have been off piste.

[crazycat]

Just make sure they check the local avalanche Ski conditions and only ever go off piste, if they want to, with official Swiss instructors/guides, who are all very well trained...Andermatt is an extreme resort, they may well have been off piste.....as the skiing is fantastic there, the Swiss team train there.

[Swarthy Greek Immigrant]

Anyone blame global warming for all that snow yet?

[Svartalfiar]

At least two people were injured and “a number” of people buried when an swept down a ski slop

THREE authors and I assume an editor, and they still can't get 20 words into the story without some kind of major mess up? Man even the traditional 'journalism' standards sure have disappeared.