Avalanche deaths in the Alps have surged to alarming levels this season as mountain rescue teams across Austria, Switzerland, France, and Italy blame a combination of unusually unstable snowpack conditions and a growing wave of underprepared skiers venturing into off-piste terrain without adequate equipment, training, or avalanche awareness. Avalanche deaths Europe figures for the current winter season are tracking significantly above the 5-year average — with rescue coordinators warning that the combination of warm weather followed by heavy snowfall creating particularly dangerous slab avalanche conditions has coincided with record numbers…
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