Portes du Soleil, Switzerland – At 11:25 on January 14, 2019 a 24-year-old ski patroller was killed in an avalanche while securing the pistes at 1970 meters at the Col des Portes du Soleil in Valais, Switzerland.
The avalanche caught two individuals who were both wearing avalanche safety gear. One man was able to free himself. Despite his search efforts by rescuers, the other individual did not survive. The victim was buried 1.4 meters deep. The slide measure 275 meters long and 156 meters wide.
SLF.ch reports that two people were involved in an avalanche on a south aspect at 1980 meters in Portes du Soleil, Valais, Switzerland on 2019-01-14. One person was buried and killed. The avalanche danger was 4/5.
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See Also: Global Avalanche Accidents 2018/2019
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