Avalanche Deaths Across Europe Down by Over a Third This Year Europe averages 100 avalanche fatalities a winter but this year that number was only 66โa decrease by roughly a third. Switzerland in particular, a mountainous, landlocked country plagued by avalanches every winter, reported 14 avalanche deaths so far this season which is significantly lower than its 20-year-average of 18 for this time of year, according to the Swiss Institute for […] Avalanche Martin Kuprianowicz | May 4, 2022 2 Comments