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 2024/25
Total Fatalities: 32
0died
Andorra
2021-06-11
4died
Austria
2025-02-03
0died
Czechia
2021-02-18
0died
Finland
2024-02-22
18died
France
2025-02-17
0died
Germany
2024-02-13
0died
Iceland
2022-11-07
6died
Italy
2025-02-18
0died
Liechtenstein
2022-02-07
0died
Norway
2024-02-01
0died
Poland
2024-04-22
0died
Romania
2024-02-28
0died
Slovakia
2024-01-30
0died
Slovenia
2021-06-17
0died
Spain
2024-04-09
4died
Switzerland
2025-01-27
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cima Vertana |
Italy |
2024-11-25 08:36:00 |
1 | 2 | |||
|
P.so Stalle |
Italy |
2024-12-26 11:36:00 |
1 | 2 | Hiking on foot or snowshoeing | ||
|
Rosskopf |
Austria |
2024-12-26 11:50:00 |
Persistent weak layer | 2 | 4 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Speiereck |
Austria |
2024-12-25 11:20:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 1 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Canale Est Punta di Valgrande |
Italy |
2025-01-12 12:30:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 3 | 5 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Arosa |
Switzerland |
2024-12-23 12:00:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Arolla |
Switzerland |
2024-12-27 12:00:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Höch Gumme |
Switzerland |
2025-01-18 12:00:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Grand Tavé |
Switzerland |
2025-01-18 12:00:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Villaroger |
France |
2024-12-25 15:22:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 1 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
Villarodin-bourget |
France |
2024-12-28 15:42:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 1 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
Val-d-Isère |
France |
2025-01-12 14:40:00 |
New snow | Persistent weak layer | 2 | 6 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Barèges |
France |
2025-01-27 12:00:00 |
New snow | Wind slab | 2 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc |
France |
2025-01-28 15:15:00 |
New snow | 1 | Off-piste skiing | ||
|
Vallorcine |
France |
2025-01-29 11:30:00 |
New snow | Gliding snow | 1 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
Val Cenis |
France |
2025-01-29 16:20:00 |
New snow | Persistent weak layer | 4 | ||
|
Puy-Saint-Vincent |
France |
2025-02-02 13:30:00 |
New snow | Persistent weak layer | 1 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
Bonneval-sur-Arc/Bessans |
France |
2025-02-02 16:15:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Wind slab | 1 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
Kleegrube |
Austria |
2025-01-29 09:33:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Gliding snow | 1 | 2 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Les Houches |
France |
2025-02-04 16:00:00 |
Wind slab | Gliding snow | 1 | 1 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Arvillard |
France |
2025-02-15 12:00:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | Backcountry skiing | ||
|
Bonneval-sur-Arc |
France |
2025-02-15 18:21:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 2 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Colle del Gigante |
Italy |
2025-02-14 14:30:00 |
1 | Off-piste skiing |