White Risk

The leaflet "Attention Avalanche" is a foldable flyer to take away, which is used during training and can be consulted as a reminder and mental aid in the terrain and when planning tours. The leaflet has been revised and reissued. You can download it free of charge here (print, fold, insert...).

Who isn't interested in finding out exactly what the conditions are like in a particular area? How much fresh snow has fallen, what has the wind done or the temperature? This is where the available weather portals or avalanche reports reach their limits - the limits of communicability. This is where the measured values come into play: they provide very timely and valuable information on a specific point.

"Remote triggering from approx. 200 meters, avalanche length approx. 120 meters, height max. 1 meter, cone 250 meters, ...". This avalanche report reached the SLF avalanche warning service on 19.12.2015 at 15:15. In this joint text, Steffen Kruse from PowderGuide and Thomas Stucki from the SLF Avalanche Warning Service describe how it came about and why such reports are useful for the avalanche bulletin or the rescue services.

With WhiteRisk, the SLF has been offering an online platform for several years that primarily serves to prevent accidents and impart knowledge. For the 2015/16 season, there are some new features and expanded offerings.

In early summer 2015, the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF hosted an international seminar on avalanche (accidents) and legal issues in Davos.

There are several useful apps for outdoor activities, and the weather app from MeteoSwiss is definitely one of them.