Man Seriously Injured in Après-Ski Crash After Operating Hours at Gerlos, Austria A tragic ski accident occurred on Friday evening, December 13, when a 42-year-old man came off the piste in the dark while skiing back from an on-mountain après venue at Gerlos, Austria. Just before 6 p.m., the German citizen was skiing down the Iiskogel Run when he came off the groomed run and flew into an adjacent field where he […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 16, 2024 0 Comments
Hintertux Ski Area, Austria, Halts Summer Skiing on Glacier Due to Deteriorating Conditions Summer skiing on the Hintertux Glacier in Austria had to be halted due to deteriorating conditions on the glacier. Videos shared by ski racers training on the glacier showed slush puddles instead of snow on the race course and ski lift tracks. The webcam paints a sorry sight from the Gefrorene Wand at 3,250 meters (10,663 feet) of altitude. Trysil […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 24, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Ignore Closed Sign at Your Own Peril A video from January 3, 2024, is currently going viral from the Zillertal Ski Arena in Austria, where numerous people were ignoring signs that the black run to the valley was closed. Warm temperatures had melted the snow down low in the valley, transforming the black run to the bottom of the gondola into an ice chute. The consequences of […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 6, 2024 0 Comments
4 Hikers Rescued in Austria After Getting Lost in a Snowfield Four German hikers got trapped in a snowfield above 3,000m (9,840ft) altitude in the Zillertal, Austria. The four hikers aged 29-58 had set out on a multi-day hike from the Alpenrosen Hut via the Schönbichler Peak to the Furtschagl Hut. The last section of the hike, known as the Berliner Höhenweg, is known as a technically very advanced hike. The […] Climbing Julia Schneemann | June 29, 2023 0 Comments
Deadly Austrian Alp Range Takes More Lives in August The Zillertal Alps Range in Austria claims several dozen mountaineers annually. This year, the deadliest climbing accident so far took three mountaineers. Three German climbers, all over 60, died below the Mannikarscharte Pass near Krimml; a forth German man, who was over 70, survived the accident. He was flown to Salzburg for medical treatment. The accident happened at […] Climbing Douglas Perry | September 23, 2017 0 Comments
Deadliest accident of the season kills five in Zillertal Alps, Austria Five climbers have been killed and one seriously injured after a free climbing accident in Austria caused them to fall 200m. The tragic accident occurred in the Zillertal Alps, southwest of Salzburg, Austria. . This area is a popular summer and winter destination for climbers, hikers and mountaineers alike. Reports on the accident suggest the climbers were in an area […] Climbing Caitlin Perry | September 12, 2017 0 Comments
Massive Avalanche in Italy Strikes Alpinists | Two Dead, Two Missing On Saturday, four alpinists were caught in a large avalanche in the region of South Tyrol, Italy following a decent snowfall across the area last week. About 30 to 40 centimeters of snow had fallen throughout the days leading up to the groups accident. The avalanche occurred in the Zillertal Alps on the north wall of the Hochfernerspitze, which is located in the Pfitscher Tal […] Avalanche Dylan Cautela | October 25, 2016 0 Comments
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