An avalanche accident killed one skier in Switzerland. Authorities in the Swiss canton of Nidwalden said one off-piste skier among a group of five people was killed after getting caught in an avalanche Monday in the Titlis area, south of Lucerne. Rescue teams were not able to resuscitate the 23-year-old Swiss citizen after he was rescued.
Category Archive:Avalanches
December 8th, 2020 / Tags:austria , avalanche accident , nidwalden , switzerland , titlis / Categories: Accidents, avalanche warning, Avalanches, Switzerland /
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December 6th, 2020 / Tags:austria , avalanche warnings , covid , covid testing , tyrol / Categories: avalanche warning, Avalanches, covid /
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Several communities in the Austrian Alps put mass coronavirus testing on hold Sunday. Others were urged to do the same after a storm dumped huge amounts of snow, sending some avalanche warnings to their highest level.
December 5th, 2020 / Tags:avalanche , avalanche beacons , avalanche transceivers , pieps dsp / Categories: avalanche beacons, Avalanches /
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A potential issue has been identified with the switches on Black Diamond/PIEPS DSP Pro and DSP Sport models of avalanche transceivers. Owners and users of these devices are encouraged to follow the manufacturers guidance and check that they are operating correctly.
December 4th, 2020 / Tags:avalanche , colorado , lawsuit , legal , snow avalanche / Categories: Avalanches, colorado, Highways, legal /
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Two backcountry snowboarders who allegedly triggered a snow avalanche near the Eisenhower Tunnel last March are now responding with a first-of-its-kind court motion.
Evan Hannibal and Tyler DeWitt are being charged with a single misdemeanor count of reckless endangerment and are being ordered to pay $168,000 in restitution. However, the pair is claiming the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) violated their Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights.
December 3rd, 2020 / Tags:avalanche , canada , considerable , warning / Categories: avalanche warning, Avalanches, canada /
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Avalanche Canada is reporting considerable snow avalanche risk in the alpine in the East Kootenay.
December 2nd, 2020 / Tags:avalanche warning , highway , manali , snow avalanche , tunnel / Categories: avalanche warning, Avalanches, Highways /
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A snow avalanche on the Manali-Atal tunnel highway beyond Solang valley blocked the highway for nearly one hour on Sunday evening. Border Roads Organisation (BRO) cleared the avalanche debris, after which the highway was opened. Fortunately, there was no vehicular movement when the avalanche hit the highway.
December 1st, 2020 / Tags:avalanche , india , parbati valley / Categories: Accidents, Avalanches /
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Around 280 were buried under the snow due to an avalanche in the Parbati valley on Saturday. About 70 were saved.
November 29th, 2020 / Tags:ladakh , rescue , snow avalanche , srinigar , zojila pass / Categories: Accidents, Avalanches, Highways, kashmir /
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Four persons traveling in a Xylo car on their way to Kargil from Sonamarg had a narrow escape when their vehicle came under a massive avalanche near India Gate on Zojila Pass on Saturday.
The BRO on Sunday rescued the passengers. Vehicles were also evacuated and the road was opened for traffic later.
November 28th, 2020 / Tags:avalanche , CDOT , colorado , lizard head pass , Wyssen / Categories: Avalanches, colorado, Highways /
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The Colorado Department of Transportation has completed installing a remote avalanche control system on Lizard Head Pass, Colorado 145. Wyssen Avalanche Control of Switzerland’s WAC.3 system will replace aging technology and other methods CDOT currently uses.
November 28th, 2020 / Tags:avalanche , avalanche center , colorado , colorado avalanche , skier , vail pass / Categories: Avalanches, colorado, skiing /
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Several natural and human-triggered avalanches have been reported across Colorado this week, including one near Vail Pass on Thursday.
The Vail Pass avalanche broke at the ground. Although it was relatively small it could have injured someone if they had been caught in it. The avalanche was triggered by skiers.
