avalanche accidents in Italy 2008_2009 by AINEVA

Avalanche accidents in the italian Alps
Season 2008/2009
66 avalanche accidents reported
15 fatalities accidents
21 killed, about which:
9 backcountry skiing died
2 off-piste skiers died
4 alpinists died
3 snowshoers died
3 people died for other causes
Avalanche accidents and avalanche hazard
Incidenti da valanga per grado di pericolo
Avalanche hazard
Bulletin not
available
1 - low
2-moderate
3-considerable
4-high
5-very high
Total
Accident
number
40
35
2
0
9
37
17
30
3
10
68
25
20
15
5
0
1
2
3
grado di pericolo
4
5
% of avalanche accidents and avalanche hazard
Percentuale di incidenti da valanga per grado di pericolo
5-molto forte
5%
4-forte
26%
2-moderato
14%
3-marcato
56%
Accidents number and people caught by categories
Backcountry
skiing (going
up)
Scialpinisti
in salita
Accidents
number
caught
20
69
Backcountry
Off-piste
Alpinists
skiing
skiing or
On skirun
(without
(coming
snowboarding
ski/snowboard
down)
Scialpinisti
in discesa
8
12
Sci fuoripista
Sci in pista
13
16
2
6
Alpinisti
5
10
On roads
Others
Total
Vie
d'accesso
Diversi
Totale
11
17
7
12
66
142
% of accidents and categories
Percentuale di incidenti per categoria
Diversi
11%
Vie d'accesso
17%
Scialpinisti
41%
Alpinisti
8%
Sci pista e
fuoripista
23%
People caught by categories and consequences
Backcountry
skiing (going
up)
Scialpinisti
in salita
Backcountry
Off-piste
Alpinists
skiing
On skirun
skiing or
(without
(coming
snowboarding
ski/snowboard
down)
Scialpinisti
in discesa
Sci fuoripista
Sci in pista
Alpinisti
On roads
Snowshoers
Others
Vie
d'accesso
Ciaspole
Diversi
Total
Totale
uninjured
44
5
7
4
1
15
0
1
77
injured
21
2
7
2
5
2
1
4
44
4
5
2
0
4
0
3
3
21
69
12
16
6
10
17
4
8
142
died
caught
Avalanche accidents and people caught by categories
Incidenti e travolti per categoria
80
69
70
60
50
40
30
20
20
8
10
13
12
17
16
2
6
11
10
5
12
7
0
Scialpinisti Scialpinisti
in salita in discesa
Sci
Sci in pista
fuoripista
n. incidenti
Alpinisti
Vie
d'accesso
Diversi
n. travolti
% of accidents by number of people caught
Number of
people caught
1
2
3
4
5
6
10
11
Total
Percentuale di incidenti per numero di travolti
Accidents
number
32
17
9
3
2
1
1
1
66
4 e più
12%
3
14%
1
48%
2
26%
Avalanche accidents by month
Incidenti da valanga per mese
25
22
20
15
15
11
10
8
4
5
5
1
0
novembre
dicembre
Season 2008/2009
significant days
6th e 7th december
from 14th to 16th december
from 20th to 22th january
3rd e 4th february
from 7th to 9th february
7th march
1st may
gennaio
febbraio
marzo
Accidents
number
5
4
6
4
9
4
4
percentage
Total significant days
36
95%
Total accident days
38
100%
13%
11%
16%
11%
24%
11%
11%
aprile
maggio
Accident percentage by starting avalanche altitude (meters)
Percentuale di incidenti per quota di distacco
3001 - 3300
3%
2501 - 3000
29%
quota non
accertata
11%
1200 - 2000
30%
2001 - 2500
27%
Statistics by Stefano Pivot
AINEVA
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www.aineva.it