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 2023/24
Total Fatalities: 87
0died
Andorra
2026-04-08
16died
Austria
2026-04-09
0died
Czechia
2021-02-18
2died
Finland
2024-02-22
16died
France
2026-04-07
1died
Germany
2024-02-13
0died
Iceland
2022-11-07
13died
Italy
2026-04-09
0died
Liechtenstein
2022-02-07
4died
Norway
2026-04-08
2died
Poland
2026-02-19
2died
Romania
2025-03-05
2died
Slovakia
2026-02-26
1died
Slovenia
2025-12-04
2died
Spain
2026-03-30
0died
Sweden
2025-06-12
20died
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Schödertal |
Austria |
2024-09-17 14:30:00 |
Gliding snow | Wet snow | 1 | 6 | Hiking on foot or snowshoeing |
|
Binsalm |
Austria |
2024-09-14 10:48:00 |
1 | 30 | Hiking on foot or snowshoeing | ||
|
Colle del Felik - Castore |
Italy |
2024-09-09 15:30:00 |
1 | 8 | Mountaineering/Climbing | ||
|
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc |
France |
2024-08-05 03:00:00 |
3 | Mountaineering/Climbing | |||
|
Monte Ortles Canale Minnegerode |
Italy |
2024-06-07 09:50:00 |
1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing | ||
|
Pigne d\'Arolla |
2024-05-19 12:00:00 |
2 | |||||
|
Piz Palü |
2024-05-19 12:00:00 |
1 | |||||
|
Piz Bernina |
Switzerland |
2024-05-05 12:00:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Testa del Paramont |
Italy |
2024-05-03 08:30:00 |
New snow | Wet snow | 1 | 1 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Piz Platta |
Switzerland |
2024-04-29 12:30:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Špikov graben |
Slovenia |
2024-04-29 11:10:00 |
Wet snow | 1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Biv Colombo - M. Cevedale |
Italy |
2024-04-25 15:50:00 |
Wind slab | New snow | 1 | 4 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Wurtenkees |
Austria |
2024-04-25 11:00:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 2 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
arête de Tricot |
France |
2024-04-25 10:00:00 |
Wind slab | Wet snow | 1 | 2 | Mountaineering/Climbing |
|
Świnicka Kotlinka |
Poland |
2024-04-20 17:00:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | Hiking on foot or snowshoeing | ||
|
Niedertal |
Austria |
2024-04-11 11:03:00 |
New snow | 3 | 21 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Bärenkopf |
Austria |
2024-04-09 15:02:00 |
Wet snow | Gliding snow | 1 | 7 | Hiking on foot or snowshoeing |
|
Petit Combin |
2024-04-02 12:00:00 |
3 | |||||
|
Zermatt |
Switzerland |
2024-04-01 14:20:00 |
4 | ||||
|
Piz Buin / Grüne Kuppe |
Austria |
2024-03-26 10:05:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Torrent de la Balma / Camí dels Enginyers |
Spain |
2024-03-24 12:30:00 |
Wet snow | 1 | 1 | Mountaineering/Climbing | |
|
Klosters |
Switzerland |
2024-03-22 12:00:00 |
2 | ||||
|
Pointe de Yeld |
France |
2024-03-20 10:12:00 |
Wet snow | Wind slab | 1 | 3 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Margheria Violetto - Ubaghetto- rif. La Terza |
Italy |
2024-03-10 15:15:00 |
New snow | New snow | 1 | 6 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Orsieres |
Switzerland |
2024-03-10 14:35:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Andermatt |
Switzerland |
2024-03-10 10:00:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Bächihoren |
Switzerland |
2024-03-09 12:00:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Villard-de-Lans |
France |
2024-03-08 09:00:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | |||
|
Plan - Val Passiria |
Italy |
2024-03-03 14:30:00 |
Wind slab | Gliding snow | 1 | 1 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Erezberg |
Switzerland |
2024-03-02 13:30:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Leidbachhorn |
Switzerland |
2024-03-02 12:00:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Saas-Grund |
Switzerland |
2024-03-02 11:35:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Racines (BZ) - malga Wumblsalm |
Italy |
2024-02-28 16:15:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 3 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Sancy |
France |
2024-02-25 13:30:00 |
4 | ||||
|
Churwalden |
Switzerland |
2024-02-24 11:00:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Embrun |
France |
2024-02-23 11:30:00 |
New snow | Persistent weak layer | 1 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Făgăraș Mt. |
Romania |
2024-02-16 15:00:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | Off-piste skiing | ||
|
Valley Kondratowa ( Piekiełko ) |
Poland |
2024-01-28 12:33:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 7 | Mountaineering/Climbing | |
|
Malá Krížna |
Slovakia |
2024-01-28 11:15:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Gaiskogel |
Austria |
2024-01-27 11:40:00 |
Persistent weak layer | 1 | 3 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Hemsedal ski resort |
Norway |
2024-01-26 16:30:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Wind slab | 1 | 3 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Țarcu Mt |
Romania |
2024-01-25 12:00:00 |
New snow | Wind slab | 1 | 4 | Off-piste skiing |
|
La Dotse |
Switzerland |
2024-01-24 12:20:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Jamnfjellet, Finnvikdalen |
Norway |
2024-01-22 18:30:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 1 | Hiking on foot or snowshoeing |
|
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc |
France |
2024-01-20 14:45:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 2 | Off-piste skiing |
|
Valle Lupara |
Italy |
2024-01-14 16:00:00 |
Persistent weak layer | New snow | 1 | 5 | Mountaineering/Climbing |
|
Linkerskopf |
Germany |
2024-01-14 12:00:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 4 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Geierköpfe |
Austria |
2024-01-14 10:30:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 2 | Mountaineering/Climbing | |
|
Pico Aspe |
Spain |
2024-01-13 11:00:00 |
New snow | Wind slab | 1 | 2 | Mountaineering/Climbing |
|
Traunstein |
Austria |
2024-01-13 10:37:00 |
Wind slab | 2 | 2 | Mountaineering/Climbing | |
|
Batizovska proba |
Slovakia |
2024-01-09 14:00:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Wind slab | 1 | 1 | Mountaineering/Climbing |
|
Wurtenkees |
Austria |
2024-01-07 13:00:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing | |
|
Passo San Giacomo - Lago Toggia |
Italy |
2024-01-07 12:00:00 |
New snow | Wind slab | 2 | 2 | Hiking on foot or snowshoeing |
|
Enchastrayes |
France |
2024-01-07 12:00:00 |
New snow | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 1 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc |
France |
2024-01-04 15:00:00 |
Wind slab | New snow | 1 | ||
|
Pallas, Pyhäkuru |
Finland |
2024-01-02 15:00:00 |
Wind slab | Persistent weak layer | 2 | 2 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Saint Gervais |
France |
2023-12-28 15:30:00 |
Wind slab | Gliding snow | 2 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
Malga Vallaccia |
Italy |
2023-12-24 12:44:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 1 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
Rofelewand |
Austria |
2023-12-23 14:35:00 |
New snow | Wind slab | 1 | 1 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Älpetligrat |
Switzerland |
2023-12-16 14:28:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Cima delle Pecore - Alta valle Isarco |
Italy |
2023-12-16 11:30:00 |
Gliding snow | Wind slab | 1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Vals |
Switzerland |
2023-12-11 12:50:00 |
1 | ||||
|
Langenestinden |
Norway |
2023-12-09 14:20:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Wind slab | 1 | 3 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Ronsfjellet |
Norway |
2023-12-09 14:00:00 |
Persistent weak layer | Wind slab | 1 | 1 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Piz Gravasalvas |
Switzerland |
2023-12-07 11:30:00 |
2 | ||||
|
Wurtenkees |
Austria |
2023-12-03 13:15:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 1 | Off-piste skiing | |
|
Val Boite Passo Giau- Torre Dusso - Vallon della Lavina |
Italy |
2023-12-02 14:30:00 |
New snow | Wet snow | 1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing |
|
Glockturm |
Austria |
2023-11-23 14:47:00 |
Wind slab | 1 | 2 | Backcountry skiing |