Austrian Avalanche

Three world-renowned professional mountaineers -- two Austrians and an American -- were missing and presumed dead after an avalanche on a western Canadian summit, the country's national parks agency said Thursday.

Five people were killed in an avalanche that buried 17 people from the Czech Republic in Austria's skiing region of Tyrol today, police said.

All U.S. ski team athletes joined in the mourning of two junior members Ronnie Berlack, 20, and Bryce Astle, 19, who died on Monday near their European training base in the Austrian Alps, the U.S. ski team's European training base since 2011.

Ronnie Berlack and Bryce Astle died while skiing near their European training base in the Austrian Alps, the venue for the annual season-opening World Cup races.

Two promising junior members of the US ski team were killed on Monday in an avalanche while skiing in the western Austrian resort of Soelden, the team said on Monday.

Three world-renowned professional mountaineers -- two Austrians and an American -- were missing and presumed dead after an avalanche on a western Canadian summit, the country's national parks agency said Thursday.

Five people were killed in an avalanche that buried 17 people from the Czech Republic in Austria's skiing region of Tyrol today, police said.

All U.S. ski team athletes joined in the mourning of two junior members Ronnie Berlack, 20, and Bryce Astle, 19, who died on Monday near their European training base in the Austrian Alps, the U.S. ski team's European training base since 2011.

Ronnie Berlack and Bryce Astle died while skiing near their European training base in the Austrian Alps, the venue for the annual season-opening World Cup races.

Two promising junior members of the US ski team were killed on Monday in an avalanche while skiing in the western Austrian resort of Soelden, the team said on Monday.