Avalanches also runs unsafe

tigne - If by a miracle made the avalanche in the French ski resort of Tignes Tuesday just no casualties. The deadly mass of snow swept across a busy 'blue' slopes, where many families with children skiing.

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Dozens of skiers were bowled over by the avalanche. Two were buried under the snow, but there could be achieved in due time slicing. A woman had to be resuscitated.

Tourists are not even safe anymore on groomed slopes and controlled? 'This is really an exception. Normally, only avalanches on slopes outside the ski areas approved for. That was also the case now, but lower security track was unhappy at the avalanche route ', says expert Rolf Westerhof of the Snow Safety Center.

Such a rare chance comes, according to him, because ignorant, reckless 'off-piste skiers' higher up the mountain dissolves rapping about avalanche where unsuspecting people on the slopes of the brunt.

'It's a growing risk, where local mountain services know them any good advice. They do their best to keep the area safe, even preventively, and then there are these idiots who think they should put at risk with their irresponsible behavior, 'says Westerhof.

Annual fall in his more than one hundred deaths from avalanches in the Alps. Tignes last month was also hit. Yesterday, the cause was probably heavy snowfall combined with strong, warm wind (hair dryer). The avalanche risk was with a four on the scale of five extremely high.

Westerhof allows winter sports safely. 'Whoever remains good on the slopes, usually runs no risk. Who wants to ski off-piste, must be very experienced and prepare well, with the right equipment and preferably with a guide. '