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 2025/26
Total Fatalities: 143
2died
Andorra
2026-04-08
33died
Austria
2026-04-13
0died
Czechia
2021-02-18
0died
Finland
2024-02-22
32died
France
2026-04-07
0died
Germany
2024-02-13
0died
Iceland
2022-11-07
40died
Italy
2026-04-09
0died
Liechtenstein
2022-02-07
3died
Norway
2026-04-08
1died
Poland
2026-02-19
0died
Romania
2025-03-05
6died
Slovakia
2026-02-26
3died
Slovenia
2025-12-04
8died
Spain
2026-03-30
0died
Sweden
2025-06-12
15died
Switzerland
2026-02-26
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Die Mute |
Austria |
2026-04-08 15:43:00 |
Wet snow | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 3 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Cimon del To della Trappola |
Italy |
2026-04-08 08:30:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Wet snow | 1 | 1 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Svarthetta, Hemsedal |
Norway |
2026-04-06 11:00:00 |
Wind slab | 2 | 7 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Val-de-Sos |
France |
2026-04-05 12:00:00 |
Wind slab | Wet snow | 1 | 1 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Grabspitze, Cima della Grava |
Italy |
2026-04-05 11:10:00 |
Persistent weak layer | 1 | 1 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Plattenspitze |
Austria |
2026-04-03 15:00:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Wind slab | 1 | 1 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Marchkopf |
Austria |
2026-03-28 17:25:00 |
Persistent weak layer | New snow | 1 | 2 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Winterstaude |
Austria |
2026-03-28 12:30:00 |
New snow | 1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Ruderer Berg |
Italy |
2026-03-21 11:40:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Wind slab | 4 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Schneebiger Nock - Monte Nevoso |
Italy |
2026-03-20 14:45:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 1 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Ghiacciaio del Presena |
Italy |
2026-03-16 13:10:00 |
New snow | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 2 | Off-piste skiing |
|
La Grave |
France |
2026-03-15 08:28:00 |
New snow | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Ransen - Elfertürme |
Austria |
2026-03-08 11:43:00 |
Persistent weak layer | 1 | 3 | Hiking on foot or snowshoeing | |
|
Helligvatnet, Narvik |
Norway |
2026-03-06 15:00:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Wet snow | 1 | 3 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Tamlspitz |
Austria |
2026-02-28 11:00:00 |
Persistent weak layer | 2 | 2 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Monte Cornaccia - Cancano |
Italy |
2026-02-26 10:20:00 |
Wind slab | Wet snow | 2 | 3 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Val d\\\'Arlas |
Switzerland |
2026-02-26 09:08:00 |
New snow | Persistent weak layer | 1 | Hiking on foot or snowshoeing | |
|
Les Attelas |
Switzerland |
2026-02-26 09:05:00 |
New snow | Persistent weak layer | 1 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
Nižná Popradská štrbina |
Slovakia |
2026-02-25 14:00:00 |
New snow | Persistent weak layer | 2 | 2 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Gern |
Austria |
2026-02-24 11:00:00 |
Persistent weak layer | 1 | 1 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
Rifugio Vajolet |
Italy |
2026-02-22 14:50:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 2 | Hiking on foot or snowshoeing |
|
Becca di Nana - Ayas (AO) |
Italy |
2026-02-22 12:30:00 |
Wind slab | Wet snow | 1 | 1 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Monte Plattinger - Sarentino (BZ) |
Italy |
2026-02-22 12:20:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Wind slab | 1 | 1 | Backcountry skiing |
|
La Chapelle d Abondance |
France |
2026-02-22 12:00:00 |
New snow | Gliding snow | 2 | 2 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Lachtal, Zinkenschlucht |
Austria |
2026-02-21 14:00:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | Off-piste skiing | ||
|
Untermotzwiesen |
Austria |
2026-02-21 10:18:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Wet snow | 1 | 2 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Sonnenkopf Vermalentobel |
Austria |
2026-02-20 15:30:00 |
New snow | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 2 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Gampberg |
Austria |
2026-02-20 15:02:00 |
Persistent weak layer | New snow | 3 | 5 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Piengkopf |
Austria |
2026-02-20 11:16:00 |
Persistent weak layer | New snow | 1 | 2 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Punta Leysser (AO) |
Italy |
2026-02-19 13:30:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 5 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Obere Knappenkuchl |
Austria |
2026-02-18 13:07:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Wind slab | 1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Zwölferkopf |
Austria |
2026-02-18 11:04:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Wind slab | 1 | 3 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Sonnenkopf / Variantenbereich |
Austria |
2026-02-18 10:50:00 |
New snow | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 2 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Jufenkamm |
Austria |
2026-02-18 10:45:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 2 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Piz Martegnas |
Switzerland |
2026-02-17 15:00:00 |
New snow | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 2 | |
|
Valloire |
France |
2026-02-17 11:30:00 |
New snow | Wind slab | 1 | 6 | Hiking on foot or snowshoeing |
|
La Grave |
France |
2026-02-17 10:00:00 |
New snow | Wind slab | 2 | 5 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Mutterbergl |
Austria |
2026-02-15 21:30:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Wind slab | 2 | 2 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Lago Nero - Madesimo |
Italy |
2026-02-15 16:26:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 4 | Snowmobiling |
|
Schwarzhorn |
Switzerland |
2026-02-15 13:30:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 2 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Comba de Vesses |
Italy |
2026-02-15 11:00:00 |
Wind slab | New snow | 3 | 3 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Kozia valley |
Poland |
2026-02-14 14:00:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 1 | Mountaineering/Climbing | |
|
Gerlachovsky kotol |
Slovakia |
2026-02-13 13:30:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Wind slab | 1 | 2 | Mountaineering/Climbing |
|
Pizzo Centrale |
Switzerland |
2026-02-13 13:30:00 |
New snow | Persistent weak layer | 2 | 3 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Val d\'Isère |
France |
2026-02-13 11:30:00 |
New snow | Persistent weak layer | 3 | 6 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Sainte-Agnès |
France |
2026-02-09 16:00:00 |
Wind slab | Gliding snow | 1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Montgenèvre |
France |
2026-02-09 12:00:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Wind slab | 1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Plattinger - Kratzberger See |
Italy |
2026-02-08 14:30:00 |
Persistent weak layer | 1 | 2 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
Sas Da Les Undesc |
Italy |
2026-02-07 16:30:00 |
Persistent weak layer | 1 | 8 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
Saint-Véran |
France |
2026-02-07 15:00:00 |
New snow | Persistent weak layer | 2 | 4 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Val-Cenis |
France |
2026-02-07 13:45:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Wind slab | 1 | 9 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Colbricon |
Italy |
2026-02-07 12:30:00 |
Persistent weak layer | 1 | 4 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
Pizzo Meriggio - Albosaggia |
Italy |
2026-02-07 07:54:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Wind slab | 2 | 3 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Monte Cardine - Val Loga |
Italy |
2026-02-06 13:20:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Wind slab | 1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Hockuchriz |
Switzerland |
2026-02-06 10:58:00 |
New snow | None | 1 | 2 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Tupá |
Slovakia |
2026-02-06 10:50:00 |
Persistent weak layer | 2 | 2 | Mountaineering/Climbing | |
|
Vordere Schöntaufspitze |
Italy |
2026-02-05 13:26:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Wind slab | 2 | 3 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Monte Prasnig - Tarvisio (UD) |
Italy |
2026-02-04 16:30:00 |
New snow | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 3 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Forcella Tragonia - Sauris (UD) |
Italy |
2026-02-01 14:00:00 |
Persistent weak layer | 1 | 2 | ||
|
Piz Minor |
Switzerland |
2026-01-31 15:30:00 |
Persistent weak layer | None | 1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Cervières |
France |
2026-01-31 14:00:00 |
New snow | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing |
|
La Roussette |
Switzerland |
2026-01-30 15:00:00 |
Persistent weak layer | None | 1 | 5 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Cervières |
France |
2026-01-29 16:00:00 |
New snow | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 1 | Hiking on foot or snowshoeing |
|
Circo de Cibollés |
Spain |
2026-01-29 12:40:00 |
Wind slab | New snow | 2 | 5 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Les-Deux-Alpes |
France |
2026-01-29 11:00:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 1 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
Tignes |
France |
2026-01-26 15:00:00 |
New snow | Persistent weak layer | 1 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
Puy-Saint-André |
France |
2026-01-26 13:45:00 |
New snow | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Saint-Colomban-des-Villards |
France |
2026-01-23 15:00:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 3 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Schilthorn |
Switzerland |
2026-01-21 13:45:00 |
Persistent weak layer | None | 1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Val-d-Isère |
France |
2026-01-19 16:30:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Gliding snow | 1 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
Barranc dera Laveja |
Spain |
2026-01-18 15:00:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 1 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Vallorcine |
France |
2026-01-18 15:00:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 1 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
Barranco de Puymestre |
Spain |
2026-01-18 13:29:00 |
Wind slab | New snow | 1 | 2 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Schönfeldspitz |
Austria |
2026-01-17 15:00:00 |
Persistent weak layer | 3 | 7 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Throneck |
Austria |
2026-01-17 13:45:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Wind slab | 4 | 7 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Schmugglerscharte / Schusterkopf |
Austria |
2026-01-17 12:15:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Wind slab | 1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Piz Badus |
Switzerland |
2026-01-16 12:00:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 7 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Pointe de Chémo |
Switzerland |
2026-01-15 11:30:00 |
Persistent weak layer | None | 2 | 4 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Velilltal-Bürkelkopf |
Austria |
2026-01-15 10:30:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Wind slab | 1 | 1 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Mont Carré |
Switzerland |
2026-01-14 12:30:00 |
Persistent weak layer | None | 1 | 2 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Kreuzkogel / Goldbergbahn Mittelstation |
Austria |
2026-01-13 13:20:00 |
Wind slab | New snow | 1 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
Trou de Bougogne |
Switzerland |
2026-01-13 12:00:00 |
Persistent weak layer | None | 1 | 3 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Les Allues |
France |
2026-01-11 15:00:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 2 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Östliche Tuxer Alpen, Wetterkreuz |
Austria |
2026-01-11 14:45:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing |
|
La Plagne |
France |
2026-01-11 13:35:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 1 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Feixans - la Coma, Arcalís |
Andorra |
2026-01-11 12:45:00 |
New snow | Wind slab | 1 | 1 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Courchevel |
France |
2026-01-11 11:35:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 2 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Val d`Isère |
France |
2026-01-10 14:25:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 2 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
Beaufort |
France |
2026-01-10 13:00:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 1 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
Point De La Pierre - Gressan (AO) |
Italy |
2026-01-10 12:20:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Bivacco Bonelli - lago Apsoi |
Italy |
2026-01-02 11:00:00 |
Wind slab | New snow | 1 | 4 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Monte Arbancie - Rocca Puyan |
Italy |
2026-01-02 10:30:00 |
Wind slab | New snow | 1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Prealpi Venete-Piccole Dolomiti - Vajo Gabele |
Italy |
2026-01-02 10:15:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 2 | Mountaineering/Climbing |
|
Punta Suelza |
Spain |
2025-12-31 14:30:00 |
Wind slab | Wet snow | 1 | 2 | Hiking on foot or snowshoeing |
|
Cima Riesernock - Vedrette di Ries |
Italy |
2025-12-29 17:10:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 2 | Hiking on foot or snowshoeing | |
|
Pico Tablato |
Spain |
2025-12-29 12:00:00 |
Wind slab | Wet snow | 3 | 6 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Punta Rocca, Marmolada |
Italy |
2025-12-27 13:45:00 |
Persistent weak layer | None | 1 | 1 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Valloire |
France |
2025-12-26 16:00:00 |
New snow | Persistent weak layer | 1 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
La Plagne |
France |
2025-12-26 11:45:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 1 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Montgenèvre |
France |
2025-12-26 10:00:00 |
New snow | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 3 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Col d\\\'Olen - Alagna Valsesia |
Italy |
2025-12-22 11:00:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 1 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Zugspitze |
Austria |
2025-12-06 09:30:00 |
Wind slab | None | 1 | 2 | Mountaineering/Climbing |
|
Clot de les Abelletes |
Andorra |
2025-11-29 13:10:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 2 | Mountaineering/Climbing |
|
Halašova jama |
Slovakia |
2025-11-27 10:30:00 |
New snow | 1 | 1 | Hiking on foot or snowshoeing | |
|
Vertainspitze - Cima Vertana |
Italy |
2025-11-01 15:45:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Wind slab | 5 | 7 | Mountaineering/Climbing |
|
Tosc south slope |
Slovenia |
2025-10-05 10:00:00 |
Wind slab | 3 | 7 | Hiking on foot or snowshoeing |