The boy, who was on a half-term skiing holiday with his parents, was killed on the Falzarego pass in the Italian Dolomites.
A British teenager was killed on an Italian ski slope after gaining too much speed on a descent and crashing into a tree, according to an instructor.
His parents were thought to be at the scene of the crash and could only watch on as rescuers tried to revive the boy for more than 30 minutes.
His parents are receiving psychological support after witnessing the crash and followed their son’s body as it was airlifted to the San Martino hospital in Belluno.
Investigators say the scene of the crash was on a “less challenging” part of the 15-minute long 2km descent and are probing whether any other obstacle was involved in the fatality.
