Traffic experts have appealed to drivers to adapt their speed to the treacherous conditions they are currently confronted with across Austria.Strong snowfall has led to dozens of accidents on streets across all nine provinces last night and this morning (Weds).Six people had to be hospitalised in Vorarlberg this morning after a 28-year-old driver lost control […]
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Baby tusker loves the snow
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A young elephant born four months ago is enjoying playing in the snow, as pictures released by Viennas Schönbrunn Zoo confirm.Zoo director Dagmar Schratter explained today (Weds) there was no problem with Tuluba frolicking around in the white masses as long as he retreats into the heated enclosure together with his mum Numbi every once […]
Snow safety masts damaged
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Police in Upper Austria are investigating after dozens of roadside masts were destroyed at the weekend.Officials in Meggenhofen near Grieskirchen said today (Tues) the masts set up along the road as snow is expected to fall shortly were ripped out of the ground or cracked into pieces.The amount of damages has not yet […]
Avalanches claim 37 in Austria
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A higher-than-average number of people were killed by avalanches in the Austrian Alps this winter.Official figures presented yesterday (Tues) show that 37 skiers, snowboarders, hikers and ski tourers died as a result in the countrys mountains during the winter season, which is currently coming to an end.This is a strong increase compared to the average […]
An avalanche that decimated a free-style race between 50 skiers and snowboarders injured three.The race, which started at 1pm on Saturday in an off-piste area near Ischgl in Tyrols Landeck district ended in disaster when it triggered a 90 metre-wide avalanche that swept away three of the participants, police said.Two were partially buried, and a […]
An Innsbruck woman survived an avalanche yesterday (Thurs) after heavy, wet snow buried her entire body, leaving only a small air hole for her to breathe through.The woman, 57, was ski touring alone in an area near Arlberg mountain, Tyrol, when she triggered an avalanche at 1pm that dragged her 200 metres and left her […]
A huge mammoth made of ice and snow is the latest attraction for young and old at the Galtür ski resort in Tyrol.The sculpture dubbed “Manni the Mammoth”, which is six metres high and 12 metres long, is located on a sea level of 1,584 metres and surrounded by mountains scaling around 3,000 metres. It […]
Winter is back with a vengeance
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Winter is back in full force, with snow and icy temperatures expected across Austria in the next few days, according to Viennas Central Agency for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG).The reason is a low-pressure system in the Mediteranean area that is making temperatures plunge. For example, the low in Linz was minus 16 degrees Celsius this […]
Gadgets are still no match for trained companions when an avalanche strikes, a Salzburg mountain rescuer said today (Fri).Josef Schiefer, 45, from St. Johann im Pongau, said taking an avalanche course and being trained in how to use sensors and shovels were also important, adding that such equipment should always be brought when ski touring.Schiefer […]
A float to pinpoint exactly where avalanche victims are buried is being hailed as a life saver.The Avalanche Ball shoots a spring loaded nylon ball from the top of a rucksack which will stick out of the snow alerting rescuers to the exact position of the victim.Makers Fournier & Venier in Mieming, Tyrol, say special […]