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The Galtür avalanche occurred on 23 February 1999 in the Alpine village of Galtür, Austria. At 50 m (160 ft) high and traveling at 290 km/h (180 mph), the powder avalanche overturned cars, destroyed buildings and buried 57 people. By the time rescue crews managed to arrive, 31 people had died. It was considered the worst Alpine avalanche in 40 years. Three major weather systems originating from the Atlantic accounted for large snowfalls totaling around four meters in the area. Freeze-thaw conditions created a weak layer on top of an existing snow pack; further snow was then deposited on top. This, coupled with high wind speeds, created large snow drifts and caused roughly 170,000 tons of snow to be deposited.

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  • Lawinenkatastrophe von Galtür (de)
  • 1999 Galtür avalanche (en)
  • Valanga di Galtür (it)
  • Лавина в Гальтюре (ru)
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  • The Galtür avalanche occurred on 23 February 1999 in the Alpine village of Galtür, Austria. At 50 m (160 ft) high and traveling at 290 km/h (180 mph), the powder avalanche overturned cars, destroyed buildings and buried 57 people. By the time rescue crews managed to arrive, 31 people had died. It was considered the worst Alpine avalanche in 40 years. Three major weather systems originating from the Atlantic accounted for large snowfalls totaling around four meters in the area. Freeze-thaw conditions created a weak layer on top of an existing snow pack; further snow was then deposited on top. This, coupled with high wind speeds, created large snow drifts and caused roughly 170,000 tons of snow to be deposited. (en)
  • Die Lawinenkatastrophe von Galtür im Februar 1999, die das Dorf Galtür und den Weiler Valzur der Gemeinde Ischgl im hinteren Paznaun, einem Seitental des Inns, teilweise verschüttete, war eines der größten Lawinenunglücke in der Geschichte Österreichs mit insgesamt 38 Todesopfern. Die Katastrophe war zudem gleichzeitig der Auslöser der größten Evakuierungsaktion mittels Hubschraubern. (de)
  • La valanga di Galtür si formò e travolse l'abitato del comune tirolese da cui prende il nome, intorno alle ore 16 del 23 febbraio 1999. (it)
  • Лавина в Гальтюр — крупнейший сход снега (порошковая комплексная многослойная лавина) в небольшом альпийском посёлке Гальтюр 23 февраля 1999 года. 31 человек погиб менее чем за три минуты. Катастрофа привлекла международное внимание. (ru)
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  • The Galtür avalanche occurred on 23 February 1999 in the Alpine village of Galtür, Austria. At 50 m (160 ft) high and traveling at 290 km/h (180 mph), the powder avalanche overturned cars, destroyed buildings and buried 57 people. By the time rescue crews managed to arrive, 31 people had died. It was considered the worst Alpine avalanche in 40 years. Three major weather systems originating from the Atlantic accounted for large snowfalls totaling around four meters in the area. Freeze-thaw conditions created a weak layer on top of an existing snow pack; further snow was then deposited on top. This, coupled with high wind speeds, created large snow drifts and caused roughly 170,000 tons of snow to be deposited. (en)
  • Die Lawinenkatastrophe von Galtür im Februar 1999, die das Dorf Galtür und den Weiler Valzur der Gemeinde Ischgl im hinteren Paznaun, einem Seitental des Inns, teilweise verschüttete, war eines der größten Lawinenunglücke in der Geschichte Österreichs mit insgesamt 38 Todesopfern. Die Katastrophe war zudem gleichzeitig der Auslöser der größten Evakuierungsaktion mittels Hubschraubern. (de)
  • La valanga di Galtür si formò e travolse l'abitato del comune tirolese da cui prende il nome, intorno alle ore 16 del 23 febbraio 1999. (it)
  • Лавина в Гальтюр — крупнейший сход снега (порошковая комплексная многослойная лавина) в небольшом альпийском посёлке Гальтюр 23 февраля 1999 года. 31 человек погиб менее чем за три минуты. Катастрофа привлекла международное внимание. За несколько дней до катастрофы шёл сильный снегопад до 30 см в сутки. После чего дули сильные северо-западные ветра до 120 км/ч в горах. Причиной накопления и закрепления большой массы снега являлось изменение температуры с −20 градусов до +4, а потом похолодание, закрепившее снег. 23 февраля на городок обрушилась масса снега в 170 тыс. тонн (в норме не должна превышать 70 тыс. тонн). Там, где лавина отломилась от горы, она была толщиной в 4,5 метра в самом широком месте. Это была так называемая порошковая лавина, которая в 20 раз плотнее воздуха. Верхний слой снега достигает скорости до 417 км/ч. При спуске лавина как снежный ком захватывала в себя слой снега, над которым проходила (т. н. «увлечение»). (ru)
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