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News from LWD Tirol

LLB via WhatsApp and other news

by PowderGuide 01/28/2016
The Tyrolean Avalanche Warning Service has polished up some of its additional services and optimized them for use with mobile devices. The situation report is now also available via WhatsApp.

The Tyrolean avalanche warning service has polished up some of its additional services and optimized them for use with mobile devices. The situation report is now also available via WhatsApp.

LLB via WhatsApp

Since this winter, you can have the situation report sent to your cell phone via WhatsApp. The (uncomplicated) registration form can be found here.

Update of the app

The highly recommended Avalanche Tirol app has been given a new interface. It is now easier and clearer to use. The start page provides a quick overview of all available information and functions, and detailed descriptions of avalanche problems and hazard patterns have been added, as well as an avalanche glossary. Avalanche Tirol App

LAWIS: Instructions and mobile use

The "Avalanche Information System" LAWIS (www.lawis.at, LWD Tirol, LWD Styria, LWD Salzburg) offers quick and clear access to weather station data, snow profiles and accident reports. Since this winter, a book-like symbol in the top left-hand corner has been used to access detailed instructions and explanations of the available data. Among other things, the symbols and notations in the snow profile graphics are explained, and the parameters measured at the weather stations and their potential significance for the avalanche risk are explained by way of example. At www.lawis.at/m there is a version of LAWIS specially designed for mobile devices.

New edition: lawine.

The successful textbook lawine. die entscheidenden Probleme und Gefahrenmuster erkennen by Rudi Mair and Patrick Nairz has been completely revised and reissued. The new version deals with developments over the last 5 years (the first edition was published 5 years ago) and presents the holistic concept of avalanche problems and hazard patterns in detail. The whole thing is explained with new, current accident examples. lawine. At Tyrolia Verlag

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