Keyword: avalanches

Several people have died in various avalanches in Austria, France, and Switzerland last week. Authorities are currently warning of unevenly distributed, large amounts of snow in the Alps. Extreme caution is advised in open terrain – even for experienced winter sports enthusiasts.

The winter sports season is already underway, and many ski tourers and downhill skiers are flocking to the mountains. The Austrian Alpine Club is currently warning of a tense avalanche situation in open terrain and is urging winter sports enthusiasts to take other alpine risks, such as the danger of falls and the cold, seriously.

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In 2022, 3668 people got into an emergency in the Swiss Alps and in the Jura and had to be rescued or recovered by the mountain rescue service - that's slightly less than in the previous year. 109 people died in classic mountain sports - that is significantly fewer than in 2021. At 70 people, the number of falls from crevasses on glaciers was almost twice as high as the average for the last 10 years (38).

Eight avalanche deaths within a weekend is the tragic balance sheet at the beginning of February. According to the Austrian Alpine Association, the winters have one thing in common every year: people are drawn to the mountains, despite alarming forecasts from the avalanche warning services. "Man" can learn above all from how women deal with natural hazards. The statistics of avalanche victims show that it hits men far more often!