Accident claimed lives

Avalanche on ski slope claims one life

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16.01.2026 11:31

Following an avalanche in the Tyrolean ski resort of Ischgl (Landeck district), a dead person was discovered on Friday morning. According to the police, the avalanche probably occurred on Thursday near a ski slope and caught the skier.

As the police told the "Krone" newspaper, the ski patrol raised the alarm at around 10:40 a.m. because the avalanche had been discovered in the area of the Pardatschgratbahn. However, the 90-meter-long and 60-meter-wide snow slab is believed to have already come down the day before. Contrary to initial reports, the snow masses did not reach the ski slope, but came to a halt about 20 meters before it. 

The avalanche is believed to have occurred near a slope.
The avalanche is believed to have occurred near a slope.(Bild: Hubert Rauth)

The ski patrol searched the avalanche cone, discovered a ski pole protruding from the snow masses and, shortly afterwards, the skier, who was not carrying an avalanche transceiver. Unfortunately, it was too late to help him. 

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The avalanche probably occurred on Thursday.

Eine Polizeisprecherin zur „Krone“

According to police reports, a person was reported missing on Friday morning in the neighboring village of Kappl. Whether this is the winter sports enthusiast recovered from the avalanche is still being investigated, as is the cause of the avalanche itself.

Search ended
No other winter sports enthusiasts were found under the snow, and the search operation was called off in the early afternoon. 

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