Key Highlights
- Three skiers were swept up in the Sunday morning slide along the Couloir Vesses, a well-known off-piste route in Courmayeur’s upper Val Veny, according to Italy’s Alpine Rescue, The Associated Press reported. Search and rescue operations involved 15 rescuers, three canine units and two helicopters.
- One victim was transported to a hospital in serious condition but later died, the agency said.
- Authorities said another person was partially buried in an avalanche in Trentino but was pulled to safety by companions.
- LINDSEY VONN TRAINS WITH KNEE BRACE AFTER COMPLETELY RUPTURING ACL ONE WEEK BEFORE OLYMPIC RETURN This handout image released by the Italian Alpine Rescue shows the avalanche that killed two men in the Couloir Vesses, a well-known freeride route in Courmayeur, in the upper Val Veny, northern Italy, Sunday, Feb.
- 15, 2026.
