Obergurgl, Austria – On December 25, 2018 a 33-year-old snowboarder from Germany was caught, buried, and killed in an avalanche in Obergurgl in Tirol, Austria.
The avalanche occurred around 2500 meters. The slide measured roughly 400 meters wide and the victim was buried half a meter deep. Rescuers responded and recovered the victim within 35 minutes, but they did not survive.
Lawis.at reports that this avalanche occurred at 2018-12-25 at 11:50 at Hohe Mut in Gugler Gruppe, Tirol, Austria. They report a Lat/Long of 46.8482° N / 11.0246° E, which is a 40 degree southwest aspect at 2600 meters. The size 3 slab avalanche occurred during a Considerable danger rating.. One person was caught, buried, and killed. It was triggered during the ascent. The skier was wearing standard safety equipment
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See Also: Global Avalanche Accidents 2018/2019
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