Why Are There Currently So Many Fatal Avalanches in the Alps?
25th January 2021
Last modified on January 27th, 2021
The snowpack is highly unstable in places and some people are simply skiing and snowboarding where they should not be given the current conditions. The worrying aspect is professionals have also been caught out. The conditions are some of the most dangerous in recent years.
There have been a multitude of deadly avalanches recently in the Alps.
Some of those people caught are inexperienced off piste, but professional ski instructors and mountain guides have also died.
The latest was a huge slide in Verbier in Switzerland at the weekend as a local mountain guide, out with clients, died.