FATALITIES
Snow avalanches claim an average of 100 lives in Europe every year. The common goal of all European Avalanche Warning Services is to reduce the loss of lives and damages due to avalanches by providing the society with efficient and effective avalanche forecasting and warning services.
We start recording the number of fatalities on 1 October every year. The figures are based on reports received from EAWS members and their partners. Please let us know if there is any missing data and errors, by sending an e-mail to us.
Season 2023/24
Total Fatalities: 77
0died
Andorra
2021-06-11
14died
Austria
2024-11-11
0died
Czechia
2021-02-18
2died
Finland
2024-02-22
16died
France
2024-10-10
1died
Germany
2024-02-13
0died
Iceland
2022-11-07
13died
Italy
2024-09-13
0died
Liechtenstein
2022-02-07
4died
Norway
2024-02-01
2died
Poland
2024-04-22
2died
Romania
2024-02-28
2died
Slovakia
2024-01-30
0died
Slovenia
2021-06-17
2died
Spain
2024-04-09
19died
Switzerland
2024-05-06
0died
United Kingdom
2023-10-24
Number of people killed in an avalanche
| Location | Country | Date | Avalanche Problem 1 | Avalanche Problem 2 | Dead | Group Size | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Glockturm |
Austria |
2023-11-23 14:47:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Val Boite Passo Giau- Torre Dusso - Vallon della Lavina |
Italy |
2023-12-02 14:30:00 |
New snow | Wet snow | 1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Ronsfjellet |
Norway |
2023-12-09 14:00:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Wind slab | 1 | 1 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Langenestinden |
Norway |
2023-12-09 14:20:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Wind slab | 1 | 3 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Cima delle Pecore - Alta valle Isarco |
Italy |
2023-12-16 11:30:00 |
Gliding snow | Wind slab | 1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Piz Gravasalvas |
Switzerland |
2023-12-07 11:30:00 |
2 | ||||
|
Älpetligrat |
Switzerland |
2023-12-16 14:28:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Vals |
Switzerland |
2023-12-11 12:50:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Malga Vallaccia |
Italy |
2023-12-24 12:44:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 1 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
Saint Gervais |
France |
2023-12-28 15:30:00 |
Wind slab | Gliding snow | 2 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
Passo San Giacomo - Lago Toggia |
Italy |
2024-01-07 12:00:00 |
New snow | Wind slab | 2 | 2 | Hiking on foot or snowshoeing |
|
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc |
France |
2024-01-04 15:00:00 |
Wind slab | New snow | 1 | ||
|
Enchastrayes |
France |
2024-01-07 12:00:00 |
New snow | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 1 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Geierköpfe |
Austria |
2024-01-14 10:30:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 2 | Mountaineering/Climbing | |
|
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc |
France |
2024-01-20 14:45:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 2 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Batizovska proba |
Slovakia |
2024-01-09 14:00:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Wind slab | 1 | 1 | Mountaineering/Climbing |
|
Gaiskogel |
Austria |
2024-01-27 11:40:00 |
Persistent weak layer | 1 | 3 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Malá Krížna |
Slovakia |
2024-01-28 11:15:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Valle Lupara |
Italy |
2024-01-14 16:00:00 |
Persistent weak layer | New snow | 1 | 5 | Mountaineering/Climbing |
|
La Dotse |
Switzerland |
2024-01-24 12:20:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Jamnfjellet, Finnvikdalen |
Norway |
2024-01-22 18:30:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 1 | Hiking on foot or snowshoeing |
|
Hemsedal ski resort |
Norway |
2024-01-26 16:30:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Wind slab | 1 | 3 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Valley Kondratowa ( Piekiełko ) |
Poland |
2024-01-28 12:33:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 7 | Mountaineering/Climbing | |
|
Pico Aspe |
Spain |
2024-01-13 11:00:00 |
New snow | Wind slab | 1 | 2 | Mountaineering/Climbing |
|
Linkerskopf |
Germany |
2024-01-14 12:00:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 4 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Pallas, Pyhäkuru |
Finland |
2024-01-02 15:00:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 2 | 2 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Embrun |
France |
2024-02-23 11:30:00 |
New snow | Persistent weak layer | 1 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Sancy |
France |
2024-02-25 13:30:00 |
4 | ||||
|
Făgăraș Mt. |
Romania |
2024-02-16 15:00:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | Off-piste skiing | ||
|
Țarcu Mt |
Romania |
2024-01-25 12:00:00 |
New snow | Wind slab | 1 | 4 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Racines (BZ) - malga Wumblsalm |
Italy |
2024-02-28 16:15:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 3 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Plan - Val Passiria |
Italy |
2024-03-03 14:30:00 |
Wind slab | Gliding snow | 1 | 1 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Villard-de-Lans |
France |
2024-03-08 09:00:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | |||
|
Margheria Violetto - Ubaghetto- rif. La Terza |
Italy |
2024-03-10 15:15:00 |
New snow | New snow | 1 | 6 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Pointe de Yeld |
France |
2024-03-20 10:12:00 |
Wet snow | Wind slab | 1 | 3 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Zermatt |
Switzerland |
2024-04-01 14:20:00 |
3 | ||||
|
Klosters |
Switzerland |
2024-03-22 12:00:00 |
2 | ||||
|
Churwalden |
Switzerland |
2024-02-24 11:00:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Saas-Grund |
Switzerland |
2024-03-02 11:35:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Leidbachhorn |
Switzerland |
2024-03-02 12:00:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Erezberg |
Switzerland |
2024-03-02 13:30:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Bächihoren |
Switzerland |
2024-03-09 12:00:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Andermatt |
Switzerland |
2024-03-10 10:00:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Orsieres |
Switzerland |
2024-03-10 14:35:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Torrent de la Balma / Camí dels Enginyers |
Spain |
2024-03-24 12:30:00 |
Wet snow | 1 | 1 | Mountaineering/Climbing | |
|
Bärenkopf |
Austria |
2024-04-09 15:02:00 |
Wet snow | Gliding snow | 1 | 7 | Hiking on foot or snowshoeing |
|
Niedertal |
Austria |
2024-04-11 11:03:00 |
New snow | 3 | 21 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Świnicka Kotlinka |
Poland |
2024-04-20 17:00:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | Hiking on foot or snowshoeing | ||
|
arête de Tricot |
France |
2024-04-25 10:00:00 |
Wind slab | Wet snow | 1 | 2 | Mountaineering/Climbing |
|
Piz Platta |
Switzerland |
2024-04-29 12:30:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Biv Colombo - M. Cevedale |
Italy |
2024-04-25 15:50:00 |
Wind slab | New snow | 1 | 4 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Piz Bernina |
Switzerland |
2024-05-05 12:00:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Testa del Paramont |
Italy |
2024-05-03 08:30:00 |
New snow | Wet snow | 1 | 1 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Wurtenkees |
Austria |
2023-12-03 13:15:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 1 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
Wurtenkees |
Austria |
2024-01-07 13:00:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Wurtenkees |
Austria |
2024-04-25 11:00:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 2 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
Monte Ortles Canale Minnegerode |
Italy |
2024-06-07 09:50:00 |
1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing | ||
|
Rofelewand |
Austria |
2023-12-23 14:35:00 |
New snow | Wind slab | 1 | 1 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Colle del Felik - Castore |
Italy |
2024-09-09 15:30:00 |
1 | 8 | Mountaineering/Climbing | ||
|
Binsalm |
Austria |
2024-09-14 10:48:00 |
1 | 30 | Hiking on foot or snowshoeing | ||
|
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc |
France |
2024-08-05 03:00:00 |
3 | Mountaineering/Climbing | |||
|
Piz Buin / Grüne Kuppe |
Austria |
2024-03-26 10:05:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Schödertal |
Austria |
2024-09-17 14:30:00 |
Gliding snow | Wet snow | 1 | 6 | Hiking on foot or snowshoeing |