Alarm fresh snow and strong wind. Because this year, you risk more

the Skiing in a ski area involves the risk of avalanches?
absolute security, there can be, but the regional laws of the alps consist of a series of interventions (from the installation of protections, until you close the prior of the tracks) to ensure the safety of the skiers. The avalanche risk is calculated by the local administrations, even when you made a new track or a new ski lift.

Who assesses the situation?
In south Tyrol - as explained by Helmut Sartori, president of the association of provincial cable systems - there are special commissions in each Municipality, assess the safety of the roads, but also for the ski slopes. Daily checks should also be guaranteed every day by the technicians of the ski areas.

Who is responsible for an avalanche that sweeps skiers on a track?
the operator of The ski area (who must demonstrate that they have assessed the situation correctly and has adopted the consequential security measures), but also those who caused the avalanche, as in the case of skiers off-piste that cause the detachment of a mass of snow which then reaches the tracks, off the beaten path.

What steps can they take the company ski in case of danger?
they Can close the slopes temporarily, but also intervene to cause artificially the snow in safe conditions. In areas where the probability of falling is higher, some companies have installed systems "gazex" that cause the detachment of the snow with the shock wave caused by an explosion of gas.

There are historical precedents of avalanches tragic on the slopes of the Italian alpine arch?
The most serious case dates back to 1991, when 12 skiers (including a girl of just 2 years old) died on the track at the Pavillon (Courmayeur) in an avalanche triggered by the collapse of a glacier on Mont Blanc. The event was judged in the following "unpredictable" and the operators of the ski area were acquitted.

What precautions can take, however, the skiers?
According to the nivologo of the province of Bolzano, Fabio Gheser, those who frequent the slopes should not have particular concerns, such as who is travelling on a road with the car should not be required to calculate the collapse of a bridge. The avalanche bulletin - issued in the main mountain resorts - indicate, however, the risk of detachment with a scale from 1 to 5: "But this is a bulletin in the conditions of the snowpack and the virgin. In the ski areas there are very special circumstances, which must be evaluated each day by the managers of the areas," explains Gheser.

When the risk of detachment snowy is greater?
After the snow (when the snow cover is not yet settled), and in the case of very strong wind, which accumulates on the slopes and a great amount of snow unstable.

how Many are in Italy the victims of the avalanche?
According to the data of Aieva (the inter-regional association on the avalanche in Italy in the last 10 years there have been on average 26 deaths from avalanches per year (260 from 2009 to the present). In the winter the worst was the 2016-2017 when there were 49 dead, including the 29 victims of the Hotel Rigopiano.

This season 2019-2020 presents a particular risk?
In the fall, there were snowfall record with various critical situations on the alps, additionally, the abundance of snow on the ground attracts many ski tourers in the quota, two factors that increase the risk of accidents: from the end of November there have been 6 victims of the avalanche, to which must be added to the 3 yesterday, a budget that is already very heavy for the start of the season in Italy.

What equipment is the anti-avalanche?
it Is a backpack and airbag (for floating on the snow), a unit of research scattered (Artva), probe and shovel to search the snow. The kit should be used for those come from the paths beaten. But for obvious reasons it is little used by those who ski in the track.

What to do in case of an avalanche?
you Should try to exit sideways from the trajectory of the avalanche or still try to remain on the surface. It is important to get rid of skis and poles because they increase the risk of getting trapped. Those who remain under the snow has to create with the arms, a cavity in front of the face to be able to breathe. Those who are left out by the avalanche must intervene with maximum speed, trying to memorize the point at which the people remained under the snow, then immediately call for help, and begin the search for the missing, paying attention to any gaps later.

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