Hinterbergkofel, Austria – On March 18, 2018 a 53-year-old woman from Salzburg was killed in an avalanche between Anterselva and Osttirol on the Hinterbergkofel near the Staller Saddle in Austria.
The avalanche occurred while a group of 16 individuals were traveling through the mountains. Four people were caught in the slide. The other people in the group located and recovered three people before rescuers arrived on the scene.
The slab avalanche occurred during poor visibility on a north aspect in terrain that measured 35-40 degrees at an altitude of 2600 meters. The avalanche was roughly 50 centimeters deep.
Lawis.at reports that this accident occurred on 2018-03-18 at 11:00 near the Hinterbergkofel in Tirol, Austria. The avalanche occurred at a Lat/long of 46.8790° N / 12.2125° E. This is a 40 degree slope on a north aspect at 2400 meters. The size 3 slab avalanche was 60 meters wide. Four people were caught, four people were fully buried, and one person died.
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See Also: Global Avalanche Accidents 2017/2018
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