"Four skiers were killed in avalanches in the Tyrol region. Three of them died in a massive avalanche near the St Anton ski resort, officials said. Two of the victims were recovered from the snow but could not be saved, and the third died in the hospital, a police spokesman said. A German skier died in an avalanche in Nauders. He had been skiing off-piste with his 16-year-old son, who survived with serious injuries, police said."
"The father-and-son pair was trying to cross a north-facing slope when a 400-meter-wide (1,310-foot) slab of snow broke loose, sweeping them some 200 to 300 meters downhill. Authorities in Tyrol appealed for skiers not to go on off-piste slopes as the latest deaths took the number of people killed in avalanches in Austria this winter season to 21. They said the risk would remain high for several days."
A heavy snowstorm struck Austria, causing five deaths and widespread disruption. One 53-year-old man was crushed by a snowplow in Linz. Four skiers were killed in avalanches in Tyrol, including three in a massive slide near the St Anton resort and a German skier who died in Nauders while off-piste with his 16-year-old son. The son survived with serious injuries after a 400-meter-wide slab of snow swept them downhill. Authorities reported 21 avalanche fatalities this winter and warned risks would remain high for several days. Vienna International Airport temporarily paused flights; over 230 inbound flights were disrupted or rerouted. Snow, poor visibility and icy roads caused multiple accidents and power outages affected about 30,000 homes in Styria.
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