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Skier Found Dead in Avalanche Near Piste at Ischgl's Pardatschgrat

Officials say the slide likely occurred the previous evening during level‑3 avalanche danger.

Overview

  • Rescuers recovered a fully buried victim around 11 a.m. Friday near the Pardatschgratbahn after a missing‑person alert prompted a search.
  • The slide ran about 20 meters from a marked piste in terrain outside the secured area.
  • A multi‑agency operation involving ski patrol, alpine police, mountain rescue teams and a dog unit located the body after a ski pole was seen protruding from the snow.
  • Police have not confirmed the identity and are checking whether the deceased is the person reported missing, using ski pass data to inform the search.
  • Authorities reported avalanche danger at level 3 of 5, with experts warning that weak old snow and wind‑loaded pockets can be triggered by single skiers and are hard to spot.