Vienna, Rabi'II 28, 1437, February 07, 2016, SPA -- A large avalanche in the Austrian Alps killed five skiing enthusiasts from the Czech Republic and injured two, investigators in the city of Innsbruck said today according to dpa. The injured were not in a life-threatening condition. The remaining members of the 17-strong tour group were uninjured. The snow buried the whole group, all Czech nationals on a skiing holiday near the Innsbruck, which is the capital of the Tyrol region, when the avalanche hit at 12:45 pm (1145 GMT). The group, all experienced skiers, had been warned of the heightened risk of avalanches before they went up the mountain. The Czech skiers were in two groups on a steep slope on the way up the 2,800-metre high Geier mountain when they were struck by the avalanche, which police said was several hundreds metres wide and equally long. --SPA 12:12 LOCAL TIME 09:12 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w