Experienced British skier died in off-piste fall in France, inquest told

Michael Rowell, 34, from Hampshire is thought to have slipped on to rocks in Alps while skiing with friend

An experienced British skier fell to his death while attempting to traverse an off-piste slope with a friend in the French Alps, an inquest heard.

Michael Rowell, 34, from Farnborough, Hampshire, who had skied since he was five, is thought to have slipped and fallen 24 metres (80ft) from an edge on to rocks.