11 People Killed as More Than 100 Avalanches Hit Austrian and Swiss Mountains Avalanches killed eleven people in four days when more than 100 avalanches struck Austria and Switzerland, local media reported Sunday. “The past three days have seen some 100 avalanche-type incidents requiring 70 interventions.” – Tyrol regional authorities said Sunday One person died Thursday, and several others were injured in avalanches in the Graubunden region of Switzerland, which borders Austria’s Tyrol. […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 6, 2022 0 Comments
VIDEO: Epic Spring Skiing Session With Markus Eder Professional skier Markus Eder put together a stretch of skiable snow and hit some incredible jumps with fellow skiers Paddy Graham, Tom Ritsch, Dennis Ranalter, Simone Canal, and Lukas Schäfer. Featured Video Clay Malott | October 20, 2020 0 Comments
Austrian Glaciers Set to Kick Off European Winter Ski Season With the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, ski resorts across the world closed abruptly in March 2020. Many of the first ski resorts to close were in Europe, and some still haven’t reopened since. By the end of the month, several Austrian ski resorts are set to kick off the winter 20/21 season full steam ahead. The Austrian ski resorts […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | September 18, 2020 0 Comments
Over 5,000 Seeking to Join Lawsuit Against Austrian Ski Area at Center of Coronavirus Criminal Investigation More than 5,000 people from across Europe, and including 28 from the USA, are seeking to join a class-action lawsuit against the Austrian ski resort at the center of a criminal investigation that seeks to pin the blame on local authorities for their handling of the outbreak, and by initially trying to bury it. Seven weeks after launching an appeal to join […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 18, 2020 2 Comments
Austrian Province of Tirol Provides Detailed Timeline in Defence Against Ischgl Coronavirus Lawsuit Due to the criticisms that the Tirolean health authorities did not take any or too late measures in connection with the coronavirus in the Ischgl case, a detailed chronology from March 5 to 13 from the perspective of the state of Tirol has been made available below, reports Snow Industry News. This chronology was also sent to the State Police Directorate […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 14, 2020 0 Comments
Austrian State of Tyrol Declares All Its Ski Resorts Will CLOSE on Monday Due to Coronavirus The legendary skiing state of Tyrol in Austria announced today that they will be closing all ski resorts in the state of Tirol on Monday, March 16th, 2020. There are currently 110 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Tyrol. Tyrol borders Italy where there have been 15,000 cases of Coronavirus and 1,000 deaths due to Coronavirus. Italy has closed its borders, […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 12, 2020 0 Comments
Early Snowfall Means European Resorts Starting to Open Already We’re still thinking about golf, hiking and mountain biking, but heavy snowfall earlier than usual in the Alps means that European riders are able to get their snow fix already at a couple of Austrian resorts this weekend. Pitztal Glacier (Pitztaler Gletscher) and Stubai Glacier ski areas both plan to start the lifts turning at 8:30am this Saturday, 16th September. A spokesperson […] Conditions Report Steven Agar | September 12, 2017 0 Comments
Search and Rescue Dog Locates Buried Avalanche Victim in Austria A 19-year-old Austrian man was caught last Wednesday in an avalanche while skiing with friends in Tyrol, and then rescued thanks to an avalanche search and rescue dog, which was able to locate him before it was too late. The man, from Tyrol, was skiing with four friends on fresh powder on Sunday when they triggered an avalanche. Another skier was […] Avalanche Matias Ricci | January 17, 2017 0 Comments
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