Steiermark, Austria – On March 24, 2018 a 55-year-old ski tourer was caught, buried, and killed in an avalanche on the Scheiblingstein in Liezen in Styria, Austria.
The skier was skiing from the summit of the Wechtenbruch when he was caught and dragged 600 meters down the south face.
Lawis.at reports that this avalanche occurred on 2018-03-24 at 12:28 on the Scheiblingstein in Nordalpen Mitte in Steiermark in Austria. They note a Lat/Long of 47.6524° N / 14.4230° E. The size 4 slab avalanche occurred at 2197 meters on a south aspect. It measured 600 meters long. One person was caught, buried, and killed. The avalanche danger at the time was 3/5.
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See Also: Global Avalanche Accidents 2017/2018
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