Just before noon today, 9 February 2020, headquarters reported that there was an avalanche at the Murkarspitze in the northern Ötztal/Stubai Alps. The avalanche was triggered when at least one person was in the descent at the summit slope. One person died at the scene of the accident.
More precise information will have to wait, due to deteriorating weather conditions including snowfall and storm winds. Signs point to the faceted weak layer (formed during the long period of fine weather in late January) having triggered.
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| The red ellipse shows the approximate area of the avalanche below Murkarspitze, reached via Sulztal. |
Two more photos help to complete the picture, taken today (9 Febauary 2020). One shows 9 persons in the ascent, one shows the slab avalanche which released.
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| Murkarspitze with persons in the ascent before the avalanche released (photo: 09.02.2020) |
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| Avalanche Murkarspitze (photo: 09.02.2020) |
