Three avalanches across Austria killed eight skiers, authorities said.
A female skier was fatally buried by an avalanche in the Bad Hofgastein area in western Austria, at an altitude of about 7,200 feet, around 12.30pm Saturday, according to the Pongau mountain rescue service.
Roughly 90 minutes later, an avalanche in nearby Gastein Valley, south of the city of Salzburg, swept away seven people.
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