At least three people have been killed after their ski group was swept away by an avalanche in Austria, police said.
Rescuers are searching for a missing fourth person using snow drilling machines in the remote area near Tyrol.
The group of eight skiiers was touring the remote area near the Jochgrubenkopf, a roughly 2,450m-high peak, when the avalanche struck around 12.30pm local time (11.30am GMT).
"Four of them were able to free themselves [from the snow]," a spokeswoman for Tyrol police said.
"After the search operation for the remaining four, three were found dead.
"The fourth person who remains unaccounted for is being sought."
Police said the three victims were Swiss men.
It is the latest fatal avalanche to strike in the region.
Since the beginning of the season, there have been 14 avalanches in the Alps and the Pyrenees, which have killed at least seven.
Last season, there were 45 incidents, which killed 21 people.
In January, 29 people died when an avalanche buried the small Hotel Rigopiano in Italy.
