Standards

EAWS prevents the loss of lives and damages due to avalanches. Mission The primary purpose of European Avalanche Warning Services (EAWS) is to support its Members in preventing the loss of lives and damages due to avalanches by providing the society with efficient and effective avalanche forecasting and warning services.

EAWS introduce a standard for typical avalanche problems and changes the names of avalanche sizes and the wording of the European avalanche danger scale.

Recommendations approved by the EAWS General Assembly in Davos in 2022 During the past five years an international working group […]