Overview
- The slide broke loose on the Hohe Ferse/Monte Tallone Grande above Val Ridanna near Ratschings at about 11:40 a.m. local time.
- CNSAS’s Bolzano center said 25 skiers were caught, with two fatalities, three seriously hurt, and two with minor injuries.
- The operation deployed six helicopters and roughly 80 rescuers from mountain rescue, the Alpine Association, police, and firefighters.
- Hospitals in Merano, Bolzano, and Bressanone were asked to ready intensive-care capacity, with coordination also involving Innsbruck.
- Initial tallies from some outlets cited 10 swept away, but officials later issued the higher count as the region faces an unusually deadly avalanche season.