NVE: Significant risk of avalanches throughout Norway
According to the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE), the risk of avalanches is high throughout the country. With warmer weather expected as the…
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Police: Three people declared dead after being hit by avalanche in Lyngen
Three people have been declared dead after being hit by an avalanche in Lyngen in Troms. The Troms Police District confirmed the information on Twitter….
Norwegian citizen dies in an avalanche in Austria
On Saturday, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that a Norwegian citizen had died in an avalanche in Austria. The Ministry told NTB that…
Avalanche over road in Narvik – house evacuated
The power line to the town of Beisfjord in Narvik Municipality has been cut, and a house has been evacuated after an avalanche passed over…
Large avalanches expected from Hardanger in the south to Ofoten in the north
On Wednesday and Thursday, there will most likely be large avalanches in Western Norway, in Trøndelag, and Nordland. Ytre Nordmøre was also covered by the…
The causes and risks of avalanches in Norway: What you need to know
About 7% of the Norwegian landscape is prone to avalanches. Here’s what you need to know about the causes and risks of avalanches in Norway….
NVE: There is a significant danger of avalanches today in several places in Norway
There is a significant risk of avalanches in Hallingdal, Heiane, Vest-Telemark, Jotunheimen, and Hardanger on Monday. According to the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate…
Two Poles fell to their death on Svalbard
Two Poles fell to their death on Svalbard A man and woman, both Polish citizens, have fallen several hundred meters down a steep mountain slope….
April is the worst month for avalanche deaths
So far this winter, eleven people have lost their lives in avalanches. Over half of April still remains,which in recent years has been the month…
Grief in Fauske after two fatal accidents in a short time
Fauske municipality created crisis teams after two men died in an avalanche. In February, two teenagers lost their lives in a traffic accident in the…
Buried in an avalanche near the Brunstad horn
Buried in an avalanche near the Brunstad horn in the “Alps” “A person is buried in an avalanche at the Brunstad horn (Brunstadhornet) in the…
DNT arranges Avalanche Smartness Day
DNT arranges Avalanche Smartness Day across Norway The Norwegian Tourist Federation (DNT) is arranging an Avalanche Smartness Day after an increased risk of avalanche accidents…
Norwegian man dies in avalanche in Japan
A man from Nord-Trøndelag has died in an avalanche in Japan. Confirms the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Trønder-Avisa, the local newspaper. The man was…
The storm is raging in Nordland
Forecast storm raging in Nordland, «Ole» is here The forecast storm in Nordland rages at full strength. Several roofs are blown away by the wind. Air and…
Significant hazard of avalanches in Norway
Significant hazard of avalanches several places in Norway The danger of avalanches has increased to level three and is considered significant in Nordland, at Sunnmøre,…
16 year-old dies after avalanche in Vest-Agder
A 16 year-old boy who was caught in an avalanche at Åseral in Vest-Agder on Sunday and found after over three hours in the snow…
Avalanche at Geiranger searched through
The search of the avalanche at Geiranger over The police have completed the rescue operation in the avalanche area in Geiranger on Sunnmøre. There is…
The Army are going to trigger avalanches
The Army is going to trigger avalanches in Tamok Valley The Norwegian Army is going to attempt to blast away the snow masses in the…
Gilbert wants to take note of the dangerous avalanche areas in guidebooks
Clinical consultant, Mads Gilbert, believes that one can learn from the avalanche accident in the Tamok Valley in Troms, and will give notice of the…
Localisation attempt in the Tamok Valley
Renewed localisation attempt in the Tamok Valley The weather conditions in the Tamok Valley in Troms are so good that a helicopter on Sunday once…
