Photo Tour: Austrian Alps Received 16″ of New Snow Yesterday | Resorts to Open Next Month Peek-a-boo, winter is almost here again for the Alps! Parts of the Austrian Alps are reporting up to 40 cm (16 in) of new that fell yesterday on resorts such as the Stubaier Gletscher, Kaunertaler Gletscher, and Pitztaler Gletscher as well as Zugspitz over the border in Germany. Incredible amount of fresh Summer snow in the Alps. pic.twitter.com/55JnX8p2HC — Don […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | August 6, 2020 1 Comment
6 Killed in 2 Separate Avalanches in the Austrian Alps Yesterday Six people have been killed in two separate avalanches in the Austrian Alps, Austrian authorities said yesterday. A slide in the Dachstein area, a group of mountains located on the border of Upper Austria and Styria, killed five Czech mountaineers on Sunday, police said. The group of snowshoers were swept away by an avalanche around 9.30 am on Sunday. Related: […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 9, 2020 0 Comments
Five Climbers Die in Austrian Alps in Season’s Deadliest Accident Five German mountain climbers have died at a popular tourist spot in Austria’s Zillertal Alps, bringing the death toll of this weekend’s mountaineering to eight. According to Austria’s Red Cross, the five victims were climbing on Mount Gabler, east of Innsbruck, and were roped together when they fell. A major search operation began to recover their bodies and five rescue […] Climbing Steven Agar | August 28, 2017 0 Comments
Skier Triggered Avalanche Claims Lives of Two in Austrian Alps On Saturday, a large group of people snow touring through the Austrian alps of Tyrol triggered an enormous avalanche. The group consisted of ten members- one on touring skis, one on snowshoes, and eight using splitboards- with an objective of reaching the Verwall Valley located slightly east of St Anton am Arlberg. The avalanche released at approximately 12:30 pm on Saturday […] Avalanche Dylan Cautela | November 30, 2016 0 Comments
Skier Triggered Avalanche Kills Skier in Austrian Alps Yesterday On Sunday afternoon at 2 pm, two skiers triggered an avalanche in the Hintertux Glacier area located in the Tyrol region of Austria on the Zillertal Alps. The two men who were locals of the region had been ski touring off-piste on a north-facing ridge in steep terrain at about 10,750′ elevation when the avalanche occurred. The older of the two men, age […] Avalanche Dylan Cautela | October 17, 2016 1 Comment
Austrian Glaciers Expected to Melt Within 50 Years In a recent report by the Austrian Alpine Club, it was determined that glaciers across the Alps are melting at twice the global average. The report also noted that of the 93 glaciers measured and observed in Austria, all but one shrank in 2022-2023. Not only did nearly all the glaciers shrink, but it was the third-highest figure of shrinkage in […] Industry News Luke Guilford | April 11, 2024 0 Comments
Storms Bring 1 Meter / 40“ of Snow to European Alps for Christmas While some North American ski resorts are having a tough start to the season, European resorts are being inundated this December with snow. A storm system coming from the northwest in Europe is bringing strong winds and up to 1 meter (~40 inches) in snowfalls to ski resorts in the Alps. The storm front is expected to last until Saturday, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 22, 2023 1 Comment
Top 7 Snowiest Resorts in the European Alps Right Now The European Alps have been experiencing one of the best starts to the season in a long time. If you find yourself with free time and are hunting for some stashes right now, these are the seven resorts with the biggest snowfalls so far this season*. We do have a three-way tie for fourth place, so resorts with the fourth, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 16, 2023 0 Comments