"Meanwhile, rescue services deployed more than 200 personnel and several helicopters. Where did the accidents happen? The avalanches occurred in the Grossarl Valley of the Salzburg region, in Bad Hofgastein and in Pusterwald of the Styria region. Four skiers died when an avalanche struck a group of seven off-piste skiers, on the 2,150-metre Finsterkopf peak in the Grossarl Valley in the Salzburg state, rescuers said. The others were seriously injured, they added."
"Earlier, a woman was killed in an avalanche in the Bad Hofgastein area. Later in the day, three Czech ski tourers died after being buried by an avalanche in the municipality of Pusterwald in the state of Styria, police said. "Emergency responders were able to locate and partially dig out the buried victims. Despite immediate rescue efforts, the three individuals were found dead," the police statement said. Their four companions, who were not caught by the avalanche, were evacuated and provided medical attention, authorities said."
Around 20–50 centimeters of fresh snow fell across the Austrian Alps, creating weak bonds with older snow layers on high peaks and heightening avalanche risk. A series of avalanches killed at least eight people in Salzburg and Styria, including four off-piste skiers on the Finsterkopf peak, a woman in Bad Hofgastein, and three Czech ski tourers buried in Pusterwald. Rescue services deployed over 200 personnel and several helicopters to search and evacuate survivors. Emergency responders located and partially dug out buried victims, but some were found dead. Authorities described the situation as precarious and urged extreme caution. A German man also died in a Swiss avalanche.
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