Mother and Son Skiers Die in Avalanche in the French Alps: ‘A Family Is Decimated’ The man was reportedly able to dig himself out of the avalanche before being rescued, per KUTV. He's said to ...

I took this photo about an hour after digging out of an avalanche that nearly killed me and two friends as we were descending the world’s 13th tallest mountain. It was February 4, 2011 ...