Skier dies in French Alps

A British skier has fallen to his death in the French Alps.

A spokesman at the gendarme mountain rescue unit in Grenoble, France, said three skiers had got into trouble after venturing off-piste in the Alpe d’huez ski resort region on Saturday morning.

The trio went the wrong way, encountered difficulty in the conditions and took off their skis to attempt to climb upwards, a mountain rescue spokesman said. However, it was “very steep and icy” and two of the three men fell from what he described as a cliff.

A British man was found dead following the fall.

The second skier who fell was injured, but survived. The third was unharmed.

The Foreign Office said in a statement: “Following the death of a British National in the French Alps, we are providing consular support to the family.

“Our thoughts are with the family at this difficult time.”