Valais, Switzerland – On Saturday, February 24, 2018 four Swiss skiers were caught in an avalanche in a couloir on the Aiguille de la Tsa near the village of Arolla in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. One of the skiers, a 40-year-old female, died in the hospital on Sunday from the injuries sustained in the accident.
The four skiers left the Tsa Mountain Refuge in two groups and were moving through a couloir at about 3600 meters when they were caught in the slide. Rescuers arrive via helicopter, recovered all of the skiers, and transported them to the hospital.
SLF.ch reports that this avalanche occurred on 2018-02-24 on the Aiguille de la Tsa in Valais on a west aspect at 3200 meters. Four backcountry tourers were caught and one was killed. The avalanche danger at the time was 2/5.
Lawis.at reports that this avalanche occurred on 2018-02-24 at 14:00 in the Couloir de la Tsa in Switzerland. They note a lat/long of 46.0230° N / 7.5183° E which is a west aspect at 3200 meters. The size 3 avalanche caught 4 skiers, injured 3, and killed 1. One person was fully buried.
A photo of the slide area is available at BazOnline.ch.
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See Also: Global Avalanche Accidents 2017/2018
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