According to local police, they had German citizens used the so-called touringskidor that makes it possible to climb up and discover the areas off the groomed slopes. In this way, they had taken to a closed area.
in Spite of equipment to protect against avalanches to skiers have been buried in a landslide and perished with a number of injuries. They could finally located with the help of mobilspårning, but a fourth from the same company are still missing, according to police.
On Sunday, two employees at a ski resort in the French alps, when an explosive device intended for controlled triggering of avalanches exploded.
australian boy who on Wednesday died in an avalanche during a skiing holiday in the austrian St. Anton, raising the weekend death the number of deaths in weather-related accidents in Europe in the last month to at least 25, reports The Guardian.
The austrian alps during the last week affected by the heavy snowfall, which cut off roads and increased risks of avalanches. In areas 2,000 feet above sea level low risk level for three out of the five possible, while the snow once again took off on Saturday evening, reports Reuters.