Avalanche Kills Skier On Mount Spicco In Valle Aurina, Italy

Monte Spicco, Italy – On January 19, 2019 a 22-year-old off-piste skier was killed in an avalanche at 2400 meters near the Sonnklar Piste on Mount Spicco at the Speikboden ski area in Valle Aurina in Bolzano, Italy.

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The skier was part of a group of six skiers who were skiing off piste when the accident occurred. The other 5 skiers survived.

AINEVA.it reports that The accident occurred on 01/19/2019 at Valle Aurina on Monte Spico in Bolzano, Italy. One off-piste skier was caught and killed.

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