It’s clear to everyone that the avalanche conditions in the Alps are critical. In a lot of regions the avalanche danger is HIGH (4 on a scale of 5) and in some regions even EXTREME (5 on a scale of 5) in the high alpine. Check out the live blog for more images, news and footage of storm Eleanor.
Impressive avalanches
Check out the impressive footage from two avalanches that came down in Wallis (Switzerland) today. The one above came down near the resort of Leukerbad, the one below came down close to Zermatt. Btw, check out the crazy amounts of snow that are in the forecast for the high alpine in Zermatt…
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