GENEVA — An American teenager and two other people were killed in avalanche near the Swiss resort of Zermatt, police said Tuesday. One person was flown to a hospital with serious injuries.

Zermatt can be reached only by air because of heavy snow and rain showers. Swiss authorities have closed ski slopes, hiking trails, cable cars, roads and train service into the town of Zermatt.

On Sunday, May 25, the bodies of five skiers were discovered near Zermatt, Switzerland. All likely died in an avalanche. The previous day, climbers on the 4,199m Rimpfischhorn in the nearby canton ...

Five skiers were found dead on the Adler Glacier near the resort town of Zermatt, Switzerland, Canton Valais Police announced May 25. The victims were discovered by an Air Zermatt search flight ...

Switzerland's WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research said Tuesday afternoon that at least 80 centimeters (31.5 inches) of snow had dropped on the Zermatt area over the last 24 hours ...

Zermatt itself was the inspiration for the original part of America’s most popular ski resort, Vail, and has spawned countless faux alpine chalet architectural examples worldwide.

Five skiers have been found dead on a Swiss mountain close to the luxury ski resort of Zermatt, after emergency services were alerted to some abandoned skis at 4,000 metres (13,000 feet), the ...