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1 day ago

With 146 Deaths, Europe's Avalanche Season Exposes a Persistent Weak Base Layer Problem - SnowBrains

Avalanche deaths in Europe reached 146 this season, more than double last year's total, due to a persistent weak base layer.
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fromSnowBrains
2 months ago

The State of the Swiss Snowpack: Deep Totals & Unstable Layers - SnowBrains

Last week alone, parts of western Switzerland were buried under 1 to 1.5 meters (3 to 5 feet) of snow. Another meter fell this week in some regions, pushing fresh storm totals to as much as 2.5 meters (8 feet). The new snow has helped erase what had been a snow-poor winter in the west, with snow depths in some areas now well above seasonal averages.
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fromSnowBrains
2 months ago
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Pro Snowboarding Veteran Xavier De Le Rue Shares Message of the "Giant Trap" After Verbier Avalanche Buries 5 Amid Deadly Week Across the Alps - SnowBrains

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2 months ago
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Powder Cloud From Huge Avalanche Sweeps Across Lift Line in Courmayeur, Italy, as Danger Remains High Across Alps - SnowBrains

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3 months ago
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Guide Investigated for Negligent Homicide After Avalanche During Avalanche Awareness Course Kills 4 - SnowBrains

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2 months ago
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Pro Snowboarding Veteran Xavier De Le Rue Shares Message of the "Giant Trap" After Verbier Avalanche Buries 5 Amid Deadly Week Across the Alps - SnowBrains

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2 months ago
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Powder Cloud From Huge Avalanche Sweeps Across Lift Line in Courmayeur, Italy, as Danger Remains High Across Alps - SnowBrains

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3 months ago
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Guide Investigated for Negligent Homicide After Avalanche During Avalanche Awareness Course Kills 4 - SnowBrains

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fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Train derails in Switzerland, injuring five amid avalanches in the Alps

A regional train derailed near Goppenstein amid heavy snow and level-four avalanche warnings, injuring five while avalanches across the Alps caused multiple recent deaths.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Train derails in Switzerland amid fatal avalanches across the Alps

Heavy snowfall and unstable snowpack across the western Alps triggered deadly avalanches, injuring and killing skiers, derailing a train, and prompting evacuations and closures.
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fromSnowBrains
2 months ago

Extreme Caution Urged: Major Avalanche Conditions Grip the French Alps - SnowBrains

Widespread level-4 avalanche danger across the French Alps makes human-triggered large slab avalanches likely above 1,800–2,000 meters; avoid off-piste/backcountry travel.
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fromSnowBrains
3 months ago

Avalanche Danger in Europe Remains at Elevated Levels, Agencies Urging Caution - SnowBrains

Dangerous, deceptive avalanche conditions persist across the European Alps, with level 3 'considerable' risk causing multiple recent fatal incidents and ongoing rescue responses.
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