2. 2011-2012: poor in snow; less accidents than usual
Italian Alps: winter very poor in snow, till
April.
Good or very good quantities only in the
borders with France, Switzerland and
Austria (the places where the majority of avalanche
accidents occurred)
5. The Apennines Adriatic
sea
Tirrenian
sea
Emilia Romagna
region in 10 days of
snow (beginning of
February): up to 300
cm of snow at an
altitude of 280 m
above the sea
11. Avalanche victims by category
2011-2012
9 victims:
4 backcountry skiing
1 beacon broken during falling and 1 beacon not
working (turned off?)
2 freeride (heliskiing)
3 alpinism all without beacon
12. Avalanche accidents and
professionals – 2011-2012:
7 avalanche accidents (17%) with
professionals involved (directly or with clients involved):
6 accidents Mountain guides and Ski
instructors
1 accident Mountain hut guardian
13. Avalanche accidents and foreign
people – 2011-2012:
13 avalanche accidents (31%) with foreigns
involved:
mainly German and Switzerland,
then Austrian, French, Spanish, Danish, Belgian
14. Avalanche airbag
2011-2012
2 Heliski accidents:
1 airbag deployed: 1 client heliski, totally buried, companion
rescue with transceiver (dead for trauma)
1 airbag deployed and 1 airbag not deployed:
• 1st client, airbag deployed, not buried, uninjured
• 2nd client: airbag not deployed, totally buried (30-40 cm),
dead for asphyxia after 20 minutes
camera on helmet: not try to deploy airbag and wearing
the strap of ski poles
15. survival under the avalanche:
1 backcountry skier alone:
to "escape" from the strong and cold winds, moves to a SW
slope and triggers the single slab in an area poor in
snow. The blocks are very compact: a lot of air available
and is well dressed (was descending), protected from
the wind and the cold.
Found alive (slightly injured) after 4 hours and 5 minutes
16. Photo: Aosta Valley, Mont Blanc area 17 feb 2012
cable car
40° - 45°
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