A helicopter pilot could face manslaughter charges after heavy cloud meant he failed to realise how high they were when he released a rope – and dropped a mountain rescue expert to his death. Alpine policeman Franz Franzeskon, 52, and two colleagues were being lowered on a harness in a bid to rescue a 40-year-old […]
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Clampdown on off piste skiing
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Vorarlberg has been looking at ways to improve safety for winter sports lovers while off piste and has come up with a series of measures to make it safer and also to protect the natural environment. Among the measures are increased fines for people who breach the rules. After the heavy snowfalls of the last […]
Problem Bears brother killed by car
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The brother of the real life Yogi bear who’s driven picnickers wild has been killed after he was hit by a car while crossing a mountain road in the Italian Alps. The European brown bear had been on a motorway in Klausen, near the Austrian border, when it was knocked down, say local wildlife officials. […]
A Belgian teenager survived after plunging feet first into a crevasse on the Pitztaler Glacier in Tirol because her rucksack stopped her from falling 20 meters into the heart of the huge ice block. The teenager was treated for shock and the effects of the cold after she was freed by mountain rescue workers. Ailleboust […]
A wind-farm project on the top of an Austrian mountain plateau has not been switched on over fears that it is in the middle of a key bird migration route and that the spinning blades could lead to thousands of bird deaths. Austrian energy company Salzburg AG has invested in building the five giant wind […]
Emergency app for stranded skiers in Tyrol
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A new app developed by the control centre for mountain rescue in Tyrol and the Tyrolean mountain rescue clubs is set to make mountain rescues easier by pinpointing the exact location of the stranded person. Winter sports fans will be able to download the app – and if they run into difficulty a simple click […]
Snow depot saves “Swatch Snow Mobile”
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The annual “Swatch Snow Mobile” skidoo race has once again been saved by a snow depot in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria. The mountain which is built of 15,000 cubic metres of tightly packed snow and currently sits in a car park in Hinterglemm, was revealed yesterday (Mon) in anticipation of the race which begins on 8 December. […]
63 deaths in Tyrolean moutains this summer
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By Rebecca Musgrave This summer, 63 people lost their lives and more than 1,000 people were injured in the Alps in Tyrol, Austria. As the popularity of the mountains increases it appears so have the casualties. Both numbers have increased in the last year in Tyrol with almost half of all Austrian mountain accidents taking […]
The annual international BP-Gas Balloon Trophy race will take place just south of Salzburg, Austria in the village of Filzmoos from 14 to 21 January 2012. The event attracts around 40 balloon teams every year from all over the world. The night of the balloons will take place on 15 January 2012. As the colourful […]
German climbers airlifted to safety
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A police helicopter rescued two climbers after they were kept from returning to the valley by a thunderstorm. Officials in Tyrol said today (Tues) the German men, aged 27 and 29, were exhausted but unharmed. The incident occurred in the western province’s Wilder Kaiser mountain range on Saturday afternoon.