Winter review
Very little snow in the north and a record-breaking amount of snow in the south - that was the unfair distribution of the white gold last winter. As a result, there were hardly any fatal avalanche accidents in the south due to bad weather and a thick, resilient snow cover. In the north, on the other hand, despite the unattractive snow conditions for much of the winter, a relatively large number of winter sports enthusiasts suffered fatal accidents (albeit below the long-term average): this is not due to the thin and therefore more unstable snow cover, but can also be explained by many entanglement and fall accidents.
Contents of the seasonal report
In addition to the weather and accident situation, the winter report includes a 10 to 40-page article by the respective avalanche warning services of the Austrian federal provinces at the end of the report under the heading General and some very interesting current articles on new and current developments in avalanche risk forecasting and prediction.
An article worth reading about the more than exciting weather conditions during the record-breaking winter of 2013/14 in South Tyrol (which, as you know, is no longer part of Austria) rounds off this interesting and readable winter report.
