Avalanche Service

Organization and tasks

The Avalanche Service was founded in the 1970s and is primarily responsible for prevention and intervention during avalanche events.

The members of the Avalanche Service are appointed by the government for a period of four years. In particular, the Avalanche Service is responsible for the protection of inhabited settlements, public transport routes, and marked winter hiking trails.

During the winter months, the snow situation is constantly monitored by the core group and necessary measurement data collected. This results in recommendations for action and suitable safety measures, including evacuations. Depending on the measures taken, both the population and the media are informed promptly.  The measures currently taken are published here.

Preventing the white peril

• Avalanche danger is categorized throughout Europe on a scalefrom one to five, refer to the current avalanche bulletinfor our region.

• Equip yourself for off-piste winter sports with an avalanche transceiver, shovel and probe, and adapt your behavior to the appropriate conditions.

• Use the free training facility for avalanche transceivers at the little church in Malbun.

Useful Links

• Eidg. Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research

• Avalanches in Switzerland

• Avalanche Warning Service Austria

• European Avalanche Warning Service

• Avalanche Warning Service Vorarlberg

• Avalanche Warning Service Bavaria