Austrian Alpine Safety Trust Sounds Alarm as the Country’s Avalanche Deaths Double Inside 10 Days Austria’s avalanche death toll has surged well beyond the 10-year average of 16 after hitting 26 fatalities as of February 25. The figures were released today by the Austrian Board of Trustees for Alpine Safety (ÖKAS), which maintains the country’s alpine accident database in cooperation with Austria’s Alpine Police. The organization issued a statement addressing the recent cluster of fatal […] Avalanche Julia Schneemann | February 25, 2026 0 Comments