Five skiers were found dead on the Adler Glacier in the Swiss Alps, after a report of abandoned skis was made to police.

The bodies of five skiers have been found on a glacier above the Swiss resort town of Zermatt, authorities said, and another person was killed following an avalanche in a village north of there.

Six people died in Switzerland over the weekend in accidents in the Alps, officials said Sunday. Near the luxury resort of Zermatt, rescuers found the bodies of five people, police said in a statement.