THE family of a young boy from Brecon who died during a skiing holiday are campaigning for improved piste warning signs in Europe.

Carwyn Scott-Howell, aged seven, from Talybont-on-Usk, Brecon was skiing in the French Alps in April 2015 when he fell 50 metres off a cliff.

Speaking on the BBC Radio Wales Jason Mohammad program, Carwyn’s mother, Ceri Scott-Howell said she believed a lack of signage was to blame for her son mistakenly going off the piste.

Carwyn became separated from his family when his mother stopped to help his nine-year-old sister Antonia who had lost a ski. He initially stopped but skied off and became lost off-piste.

She said: "I do feel people need to be aware of it and it needs never to happen again. I didn’t think there was anything to worry about at the time because I thought it was all safe and signposted up there.

"Even just a simple cross, Carwyn would have known he wasn’t to go. It’s not on the map, there’s not a danger notice."

Speaking after the inquest held at Newport last year, Carwyn’s godmother Lucy England read a statement of behalf of the family and said that he had began his skiing life at the age of three and had spent five weeks skiing in the 12 months prior to his death.

She said he was "more than competent" on the slopes and was "fully understanding of the dangers, rules and signage."

The family said in the statement that "had signage been in place we believe my little boy would still be here and being mischievous" and that Carwyn "loved life, enjoyed every minute to the full" with a "contagious smile and giggle."

Coroner David Bowen, sitting in Newport, said due to his age Carwyn was unlikely to have any perception of the danger and said there was no signage. He recorded a conclusion of accidental death.