Field Reports

Avalanche Accident in Tignes
28.02.2015 "It doesn't matter how much or little you've skied, if you're not careful out there you can easily get...
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Géraldine Fasnacht: Guardian angel in the avalanche
28.04.2014 "It was a fantastic powder day with blue skies and good conditions, a perfect day for filming. We filmed...
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Avalanche accident in Kackar Mountains, Turkey
04.03.2014 "We climbed to a peak of about 2800 m in the Kackar Mountains at Yayalar near Yusufeli in Artvin...
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Avalanche accident - Großes Mosermandl, Austria
28.03.2013 "On March 28, 2013, the ABS® backpack saved my life and unfortunately only that of one of my companions.The...
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Avalanche accident at Peischlkopf / Stuben am Arlberg
22.03.2013 "I was climbing up the south side of the Peischlkopf with my 3 friends in a groomed ascent track,...
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Avalanche Surselva
13.02.2013 "At the time of the avalanche, warning level 3 prevailed. The place of departure was a few meters below...
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Avalanche Zillertal
10.02.2013 Avalanche descent Zillertal When we reached the summit, we decided to continue marching along the ridge towards Gerlos. After...
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Professional freerider Aymar Navarro survives avalanche in Aran Valley
25.01.2013 "It was January 25, 2013 and it had been snowing for days in the Aran Valley. The snow cover...
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Avalanche Ötztaler Alpen
23.01.2013 "After the 2nd turn in the untracked slope, a snow slab tore in a radius of about 10 meters...
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Avalanche Accident Zürs am Arlberg
06.01.2013 "The avalanche occurred on the Arlberg in the west of Austria in the Vorarlberg part, between the towns of...
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Avalanche Accident Arlberg
13.12.2012 "The slide occurred on a northeast-facing, windy slope. I was skiing with a guide. We had ascended with skins...
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Professional freeskier Elyse Saugstad survives massive avalanche on Stevens Pass
19.02.2012 Elyse: "... and it was very shocking to learn that one of the victims we found was buried literally...
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Avalanche Accident Schwarzhorn, Switzerland
17.02.2012 "There were several signs that the run we were going to ski was unstable as we went up the...
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Avalanche accident in Madrisa area
26.01.2012 "We skied about 80m to the right of the official Chüecalanda slope from the top, as seen from below,...
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Colorado: Should you buy an ABS backpack? Mine saved my life today, I vote yes.
12.12.2010 "First of all, thanks to www.snowbigdeal.comwww.avalanche1.com without them I probably wouldn't be telling this story. Of the things that...
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Snow slab avalanche at Zendeslerkofel
07.02.2010 "Triggered a dry snow slab avalanche on Zendeslerkofel on 7.2.10:Slope: north; entry approx. 35-40°.The crack height was from approx....
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Avalanche Accident in the Kitzbühler Alps
06.02.2010 "A friend of mine (Stina S.) and I wanted to descend from Resterhöhe via Stangenjoch to Aschau in Tirol...
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Professional snowboarder survives avalanche with ABS uninjured
15.02.2009 "We were out in the backcountry as part of the "Outdoor Games" in "Le Flegere"/ Chamonix with a local...
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Avalanche in Bregenz Forest, Austria
24.01.2009 "I was caught in a snow slab avalanche that I triggered last Saturday in the Bregenz Forest. I immediately...
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Winner of the Freeride Worldtour 2008 - Xavier De Le Rue - survives avalanche accident with ABS
28.03.2008 "Shortly after winning the 2008 Freeride World Championship, Xavier De Le Rue survived a serious avalanche accident on March...
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Avalanche Accident in BC, Canada
 16.01.2008 "Well, our group was going to Castlegar (BC, Canada) and I got caught in an avalanche that was just...
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