The bodies of five skiers have been found on a glacier above the Swiss resort town of Zermatt, authorities said. The discovery comes after two hikers reported seeing abandoned skis near the Rimpfischhorn, a 4,000-metre peak in the Valais Alps.

Five cross-country skiers have been found dead after going missing over the weekend near the Matterhorn mountain, Swiss police said. Rescue authorities had announced a search in difficult weather conditions for six skiers on Sunday.

Two skiers navigated a thin layer of snow with no margin for error down the precipitous shoulder of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park and alternately skied and abseiled back to the valley floor in an unusually daring feat.