After the drama in Tyrol

How to escape the deadly avalanche danger on the mountain

The mountain rescuers found the two buried ski tourers in the Zillertal on Stefanitag.(Bild: ZOOM.TIROL)

Days after the accident on the Rosskopf in the Tyrolean Zillertal with two dead ski tourers, the situation remains tense. The "Krone" has prepared some tips for all alpinists and taken a close look at the current avalanche situation.

Two fatalities - a local (51) and his son (22) from the Zillertal - were reportedly the result of a devastating accident in Hippach on St. Stephen's Day. An avalanche broke loose on the steep eastern side of the mountain, catching the two ski tourers and sweeping them around 300 meters. Despite a major search operation involving three local mountain rescue teams, help for the two buried victims came too late. No signal from the avalanche transceiver (LVS) could be located on the men.