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 2021/22
Total Fatalities: 70
0died
Andorra
2025-04-21
18died
Austria
2025-05-26
0died
Czechia
2021-02-18
0died
Finland
2024-02-22
9died
France
2025-04-21
4died
Germany
2024-02-13
1died
Iceland
2022-11-07
8died
Italy
2025-06-24
0died
Liechtenstein
2022-02-07
5died
Norway
2025-06-10
2died
Poland
2024-04-22
2died
Romania
2025-03-05
5died
Slovakia
2025-03-06
0died
Slovenia
2021-06-17
2died
Spain
2025-04-03
0died
Sweden
2025-06-12
14died
Switzerland
2025-05-26
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Val d\'Ayas, Gran Sommettaz |
Italy |
2021-11-29 12:05:00 |
1 | Off-piste skiing | |||
|
Roques Blanques-Pic de la Dona |
Spain |
2021-11-28 00:00:00 |
Wind slab | None | 1 | 1 | Mountaineering/Climbing |
|
La Thuille |
Italy |
2021-12-07 13:09:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 3 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Monte Sobretta |
Italy |
2021-12-16 13:04:00 |
Persistent weak layer | 1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Zermatt |
Switzerland |
2021-12-17 16:18:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Suchá dolina |
Slovakia |
2021-12-13 12:20:00 |
Wind slab | 2 | 4 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
secteur du Pic de Corne |
France |
2022-01-12 13:00:00 |
Wind slab | New snow | 1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Gresovo, Kamenista dolina |
Slovakia |
2022-01-19 14:30:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 3 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Kleiner Ötscher |
Austria |
2022-01-23 11:25:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Wind slab | 1 | 6 | |
|
Conthey |
Switzerland |
2022-01-21 13:00:00 |
1 | 5 | Backcountry skiing | ||
|
Rin de Gein, Livigno |
Italy |
2022-02-05 13:28:00 |
Wind slab | New snow | 1 | 3 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Hocheisspitze |
Germany |
2022-01-25 12:58:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Wet snow | 1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Steintalhörnl |
Germany |
2022-02-05 12:25:00 |
Wind slab | Gliding snow | 1 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Goms |
Switzerland |
2022-02-05 14:30:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Val Müstair |
Switzerland |
2022-02-05 12:00:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Davos |
Switzerland |
2022-02-03 14:00:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Scuol |
Switzerland |
2022-02-03 11:00:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Saint-Colomban-des-Villards (73130) - Tête de Bellard |
France |
2022-02-07 13:00:00 |
New snow | Wind slab | 2 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
Maseben-Vilgand |
Italy |
2022-02-08 14:05:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 4 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Engelberg |
Switzerland |
2022-02-07 16:00:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Bergün Filisur |
Switzerland |
2022-02-08 15:15:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Sachseln |
Switzerland |
2022-02-17 15:00:00 |
2 | ||||
|
Poland |
Poland |
2022-01-29 14:53:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 2 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
Tatra |
Poland |
2022-01-29 15:50:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Venet |
Austria |
2021-12-11 12:00:00 |
Wind slab | None | 1 | 6 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Breiteggspitze |
Austria |
2022-02-04 17:00:00 |
Persistent weak layer | None | 2 | 2 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Fließer Berg |
Austria |
2022-02-04 12:45:00 |
Persistent weak layer | None | 5 | 6 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Gammerspitze |
Austria |
2022-02-05 17:00:00 |
Persistent weak layer | 1 | 5 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Schafseitenspitze |
Austria |
2022-02-13 12:00:00 |
Persistent weak layer | None | 1 | 8 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Scuol |
Switzerland |
2022-02-23 14:15:00 |
2 | ||||
|
Montvalezan 73700 |
France |
2022-02-23 12:00:00 |
Wind slab | Wet snow | 1 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
Hotelhang, Wendelstein |
Germany |
2022-01-22 11:08:00 |
New snow | Wind slab | 1 | 1 | Mountaineering/Climbing |
|
Ötscher |
Austria |
2022-03-11 11:45:00 |
Persistent weak layer | 3 | 4 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Făgăraș Mt, Scara Valley |
Romania |
2022-03-05 16:00:00 |
Wind slab | New snow | 2 | 2 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Erikaksla |
Norway |
2022-03-30 17:20:00 |
Persistent weak layer | New snow | 1 | 5 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Lackenspitze |
Austria |
2021-12-04 13:30:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 3 | 11 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Gavarnie |
France |
2022-03-10 12:00:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 2 | Other | |
|
Cap de Vaquèira |
Spain |
2022-04-04 13:15:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 2 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
Beretlia, Lyngen |
Norway |
2022-04-07 14:30:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Wind slab | 3 | 9 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Saint Christophe en Oisans |
France |
2022-04-05 10:00:00 |
Wet snow | Gliding snow | 2 | 2 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Acceglio- Monte Vallonasso |
Italy |
2022-04-09 13:48:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 4 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc(74400) |
France |
2022-04-09 18:00:00 |
New snow | Wind slab | 2 | 8 | Other |
|
Vals |
Switzerland |
2022-04-15 14:00:00 |
2 | Backcountry skiing | |||
|
Ortles - Solda |
Italy |
2022-04-27 14:30:00 |
Wind slab | Wind slab | 2 | 2 | Mountaineering/Climbing |
|
Grøtdalstindan |
Norway |
2022-04-06 16:23:00 |
Wet snow | New snow | 1 | 4 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Westliche Karwendelspitze |
Germany |
2022-04-14 12:44:00 |
Wet snow | 1 | 1 | Mountaineering/Climbing | |
|
Knödelkopf / Klösterle-Stuben |
Austria |
2022-02-04 15:50:00 |
Wind slab | Gliding snow | 1 | 4 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Skeiðsfjall |
Iceland |
2022-04-07 19:00:00 |
Wind slab | None | 1 | 3 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Bradavica, Slavkovská dolina |
Slovakia |
2022-09-21 11:00:00 |
2 | 4 | Mountaineering/Climbing |