swiss database of destructive avalanches

Source: Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL

The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) maintains a database containing detailed records of avalanche events, including full details of all fatal accidents since 1936/37. This data set is not only an important basis for avalanche hazard maps. It also allows to analyse long-term trends and thereby assess the effectiveness of prevention measures.

You can see in this link: 'Destructive avalanches and avalanche accidents' the following topics:

• Avalanche accidents in current year: Here you will find a table containing an overview of the fatal avalanche accidents that have occurred during the current hydrological year to date.
• Avalanche accidents during the last 20 years: Here you will find an overview about the fatal avalanche accidents in the last 20 year.
• Long-term statistics: The SLF/WSL has been collecting comprehensive data on all the avalanche accidents that have occurred in Switzerland since the winter of 1936/37.
• Accident reports and publications: The accident reports and selected publications give you more detailed insights to avalanche accidents.
• Accident data: Data on avalanche accidents can be obtained here.
• Analysing avalanche events: We record and analyse avalanche disasters in order to draw lessons from such extreme events and deal with them more effectively in future.