An avalanche careening down a mountain, sending skiers running for their lives at a resort in the Italian Alps where two people died in a slow slide just days earlier. Many of the skiers at the chairlift in Val Veny initially stood still and watched as the fast-moving mass of snow barrelled towards them — but after it burst through a row of trees many started to try to flee as the cloud of powder completely enveloped them, the wild clip shows. One man died at the scene while another died after being transported to hospital, officials said. A third, who was seriously hurt, was rushed to Le Molinette Hospital in Turin in northwest Italy. Dangerous conditions recently due to fresh snowfall and windswept mountaintops have plagued the European Alps, which border Italy, France, Switzerland, and Austria, Italy’s Alpine Rescue Corps said last week. A record 13 backcountry skiers, climbers and hikers died in the Italian mountains over a week ending Feb. 8.
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