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Accidents of the current season new on SLF website

New online overview tool

by PowderGuide 03/08/2019
The SLF is making key data on accidents from the current season more easily accessible in a new online tool. All avalanche accidents in which one or more people were swept away are displayed on a zoomable map.

In addition to the map view, the same information is also available in a table view. For each incident, it is indicated how many victims were recorded, buried or killed, as well as during which activity or at which "recording location" the accident occurred. Possible options for this are "tour terrain", "variant terrain", "traffic routes", and "buildings". The map tool and the table also provide data on exposure, altitude and hazard level at the time of the accident.

Avalanches in which no one was recorded, which led to property damage or search operations without people being recorded, or incidents with very imprecise information about the accident location are not shown.

The avalanche events shown are reported by observers, the police, rescue services and the public. This information is checked for plausibility by SLF employees and corrected if necessary. The table is updated regularly, but not daily.

Outside Switzerland

On the lawis.at platform of the Austrian avalanche warning services, there is a comparable overview map that theoretically works for the entire Alpine region, but in practice is mainly used systematically within Austria to collect all types of reported avalanches. The lawis map tool also shows older incidents and the search can be refined using various filters, for example by region, altitude and/or exposure. Depending on the incident, you can also find relatively extensive additional information on the course of the accident and snowpack structure.

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