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Avalanche warning service; use of the avalanche situation report for the Bavarian Alpine region

The avalanche warning service includes measures that serve to warn the population of avalanche hazards and to inform authorities and private bodies in preparation for and during hazard prevention.

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Responsible skiers and ski tourers can obtain important - sometimes vital - information from the daily avalanche situation report.

Avalanches are a deadly danger. The avalanche warning service was set up for the Bavarian Alps in order to effectively counter the danger of avalanches in the winter mountains. The task of the avalanche warning service (LWD) is to warn the population of dangers, to document avalanche events and to advise authorities and private bodies in the preparation and implementation of hazard prevention. In order to fulfill this task, the affected Bavarian municipalities have set up local avalanche commissions. The members of the avalanche commissions assess the snowpack, weather and avalanche situation during the winter and inform the respective municipality as the safety authority about the current avalanche situation. If necessary, the avalanche commissions provide recommendations for avalanche safety measures (e.g. road and ski slope closures or artificial avalanche triggering). The local information forms the basis for local avalanche warnings. The information from the avalanche commissions and the volunteers at measuring and observation stations and the data from the automatic measuring stations converge at the avalanche warning center (LWZ) and form the basis for the supra-regional avalanche warning. During the winter season, the LWZ publishes a daily avalanche report for the Bavarian Alps, provided there is sufficient snow. Winter sports enthusiasts can obtain important - sometimes vital - information via the avalanche situation report. Other recipients include the safety authorities, the local avalanche commissions, the German Weather Service, the German Alpine Association, the mountain rescue service and various press outlets.

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The current avalanche situation report is published on the Internet (see "Related links") and is available as an e-mail subscription. The website provides additional information on the weather and snow situation as well as current articles on the work of the avalanche warning service and on snow and avalanches.

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The current avalanche situation report is published on the Internet (see "Related links") and is available as an e-mail subscription. The website provides additional information on the weather and snow situation as well as current articles on the work of the avalanche warning service and on snow and avalanches.

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Status: 10.01.2025
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz
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