AVALANCHE KILLS 2 SKIERS AT SOCHI RESORT
An avalanche killed two skiers Sunday at the Russian mountain resort used for the Sochi Olympics the day after it opened to the public. Six skiers were on the middle section of the Labirint run when the avalanche struck, the resort said. The snow buried two women, and rescuers who dug them out were unable to save them, the resort said, while the four other skiers escaped unharmed. Rosa Khutor was the site of the alpine skiing competition during the Winter Games in February and the Paralympics that followed. The resort reopened to the public Saturday. The resort said it was clearing the snow from the run and trying to determine the cause of the avalanche. A map of the mountain shows the Labirint run located at the far edge of the resort and labeled black, the most difficult of four categories.