On Saturday, January 17th, eight backcountry tourers were killed in three separate avalanches in the Austrian Alps. The week before, 11 deaths were attributed to avalanches across the broader Alps. These totals are discomforting. According to reports regarding the Austrian incidents, the fatalities were preceded by heavy snow in the region. Austria’s Pongau-based mountain rescue…
A Rough Toll in Austria
Thanks to the good work of educators and forecasters.
An image from the Pongau rescue services showing the avalanche in the "Smugglers" zone (about 2,200 meters above sea level) in the open, alpine terrain.
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