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The helicopter with four extreme skiers aboard reached 11,644ft peak of Petit Combin at 9.25am and tragedy unfolded shortly after when the chopper crashed into the side of the Petit Combin.

Guy Hutchings, 23, was in the cabin along with brother Ted, 18, and another Brit Edward Courage, of the Courage brewing family, when disaster struck.

A British skier pushed two brothers out of a helicopter to safety as it slid off a mountain in an avalanche in the Swiss Alps. Three others were killed in the crash.

The Courage brewery heir pushed the British brothers out of the helicopter seconds before it was consumed by an avalanche

Avalanche kills three but Edward Courage, of the brewery family, rescued after five hours

One of the Brits, named as Edward Courage, is believed to have saved the lives of brothers Teddy and Guy Hitchens in the crash, which killed three others.

Edward Courage, Teddy and Guy Hitchens were the three British skiers who survived an avalanche and monstrous helicopter crash in Verbier in the Swiss Alps

Even in the most popular skiing resorts, it's possible to go off-piste with some magical, out-of-the-way dining experiences

The Duchess of York , 64, arrived at St Georges Chapel in Windsor for Easter Sunday service with her ex-husband Prince Andrew and his three siblings yesterday.

Lydia Nelsen was a toddler when she went skiing for the first time. She was a year old when her parents took her skiing at Schweitzer for the first time. Fast forward 18 years, the athlete is just coming off her rookie season on the Freeride World Tour.