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 2019/20
Total Fatalities: 54
0died
Andorra
2021-06-11
14died
Austria
2024-11-11
0died
Czechia
2021-02-18
0died
Finland
2024-02-22
12died
France
2024-10-10
0died
Germany
2024-02-13
1died
Iceland
2022-11-07
13died
Italy
2024-09-13
0died
Liechtenstein
2022-02-07
3died
Norway
2024-02-01
0died
Poland
2024-04-22
1died
Romania
2024-02-28
1died
Slovakia
2024-01-30
0died
Slovenia
2021-06-17
1died
Spain
2024-04-09
7died
Switzerland
2024-05-06
1died
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rettenbachferner |
Austria |
2019-11-09 12:06:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Wind slab | 2 | 3 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Gamskarspitze |
Austria |
2019-12-31 13:30:00 |
Persistent weak layer | 1 | 4 | Mountaineering/Climbing | |
|
Murkarspitze |
Austria |
2020-02-09 11:40:00 |
Persistent weak layer | 1 | 8 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Fridtjofbreen |
Norway |
2020-02-20 12:00:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 2 | 7 | Snowmobiling |
|
Engelberg, Laub |
Switzerland |
2019-12-15 10:30:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 2 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Piz Nair |
Switzerland |
2019-12-26 11:00:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 4 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
Lauchernalp, Stieltihorn |
Switzerland |
2019-12-28 11:20:00 |
New snow | 1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Rossbodenpass |
Switzerland |
2020-02-13 12:30:00 |
Wind slab | 2 | 6 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Školský žlab, Chopok |
Slovakia |
2019-12-14 10:55:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 2 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
Aonach Mor nr Ben Nevis |
United Kingdom |
2020-02-28 15:00:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 2 | Mountaineering/Climbing | |
|
Cap de Vaquèira |
Spain |
2020-03-03 14:30:00 |
Wind slab | New snow | 1 | 4 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Punta Helbronner |
Italy |
2019-11-30 11:00:00 |
Wind slab | Wind slab | 2 | 2 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Strahleggpass |
Switzerland |
2020-05-07 12:15:00 |
1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing | ||
|
Tofana di Rozes - rifugio Giussani |
Italy |
2020-05-09 09:30:00 |
Wet snow | Wet snow | 1 | 2 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Val Sesia - Passo della Civera |
Italy |
2019-12-15 10:02:00 |
Wind slab | Wind slab | 1 | 4 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Alpe di Siusi - Hundskopf |
Italy |
2019-12-15 11:00:00 |
Wind slab | Wind slab | 1 | 4 | Other |
|
punta Fontana fredda- Valtournanche- Cheneil |
Italy |
2019-12-15 09:22:00 |
Wind slab | Wind slab | 1 | 1 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Solda-Schotnaufpiste |
Italy |
2019-12-24 10:24:00 |
Wind slab | Wind slab | 1 | 1 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Senales |
Italy |
2019-12-28 10:27:00 |
Wind slab | Wind slab | 3 | 6 | Off-piste skiing |
|
dolomiti di brenta vedretta superiore-scivolo ovest (vallone Massari) |
Italy |
2019-12-29 11:29:00 |
Gliding snow | Wind slab | 1 | 2 | Mountaineering/Climbing |
|
Pizzo del Diavolo/Canalone della Malgina |
Italy |
2020-05-12 10:15:00 |
Wet snow | New snow | 1 | 1 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Mosgardshnjukar |
Iceland |
2020-01-29 12:45:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 3 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Lammereis - Kleinglocknerkees |
Austria |
2020-03-08 11:30:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 1 | Mountaineering/Climbing | |
|
Hallstatt |
Austria |
2020-03-08 09:15:00 |
Wind slab | 5 | 5 | Other | |
|
Göller, Eisgrube |
Austria |
2020-03-07 12:00:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 1 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
Hoher Ifen, Ifenmulde, Kleinwalsertal |
Austria |
2019-12-15 11:30:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Mont Brûlé |
Switzerland |
2020-05-08 12:00:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Gråfonnfjellet |
Norway |
2020-05-24 12:00:00 |
Wet snow | Gliding snow | 1 | 3 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Vars |
France |
2019-12-14 16:30:00 |
Wind slab | New snow | 1 | 3 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Revel. |
France |
2020-01-02 00:00:00 |
Wind slab | 2 | 2 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Les Houches |
France |
2020-01-29 11:30:00 |
New snow | Wind slab | 1 | 6 | Off-piste skiing |
|
La toussuire |
France |
2020-01-30 16:00:00 |
Wind slab | Wet snow | 2 | 3 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Vallorcine |
France |
2020-03-01 12:00:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 3 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
La Plagne |
France |
2020-03-06 12:30:00 |
Wet snow | New snow | 1 | 3 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Barèges |
France |
2020-03-15 13:00:00 |
Wet snow | 2 | 7 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Valmeinier |
France |
2020-01-24 12:45:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 6 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Valle di Champorcher - sotto linea impianto Cimetta Rossa |
Italy |
2019-11-24 08:46:00 |
Wet snow | Wet snow | 1 | 1 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Șerbota |
Romania |
2020-03-06 13:00:00 |
New snow | 1 | 11 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Lammereis - Kleinglocknerkees |
Austria |
2020-03-08 10:30:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | Mountaineering/Climbing | ||
|
Chamonix, couloir Gervasutti |
France |
2020-05-31 12:45:00 |
1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing | ||
|
Neunerkogel |
Austria |
2020-01-31 13:46:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Wind slab | 1 | 1 | Backcountry skiing |