Graubunden, Switzerland – On Wednesday, February 21, 2018 a 57-year-old German ski tourer was found buried in an avalanche between the 2,689-meter Ritzenjoch and the 2,264-meter Heidelberger Hut in the Silvretta Alps in the municipality of Ramosch in the canton of Graubunden in Switzerland.
The skier was reported missing over the weekend after he left Galtur, Austria on a ski tour of the Ritzenjoch en route to the Heidelberger Hut. Austrian rescue workers located the skier on Wednesday when they discovered a recent avalanche at roughly 2400 meters. When they searched the debris, they located the skier who was lifeless and was buried one meter deep.
SLF.ch reports that this avalanche accident occurred on 2018-02-18 in Ramosch in GR. It was an east aspect at 2400 meters. One person was caught, buried, and killed.
Lawis.at reports that this accident ofccurred on 2018-02-18 at 12:00 at a lat/long of 46.9151° N / 10.2498° E in Ramosch in Switzerland. This is an east aspect at 2400 meters. One person was caught, buried, and killed. The avalanche danger at the time of the incident was 3/5.
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