According to the post, the avalanche was about 328 feet across, 656 feet long, and, in some places, six and a half feet deep.

After 26-year-old marine biologist Wednesday Davis died on Mt Ruapehu, family and friends say they endured months without an explanation.

Completing the top 10 best European countries for hiking this summer are Latvia (88.6), Wales (88.1), Poland (87.8), the United Kingdom (87.1), Austria (86.6) and Hungary (86.5).