Valais, Switzerland – On Sunday, March 4, 2018 a 28-year-old ski tourer was caught, buried, and killed in an avalanche while touring from Violenhorn in the direction of Scheni Chuma above Burchen in Valais, Switzerland.
The avalanche occurred when 2 ski tourers were skiing down the slope. The skier was buried and was buried 1.5 meters deep. He was wearing an avalanche transceiver.
SLF.ch reports that this avalanche occurred on 2018-03-04 in Burchen in Valais on a north aspect at 2820 meters. 1 person was caught, buried, and killed. The avalanche danger was 2/5.
Lawis.at reports that this avalanche occurred on 2018-03-04 at 12:00 on the Violenhorn in Switzerland. They record a Lat/Long of 46.2442° N / 7.7941° E. This is a north aspect at 2820 meters. One person was caught, buried, and killed. The avalanche danger was moderate.
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See Also: Global Avalanche Accidents 2017/2018
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