Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Emergency services arrive after an avalanche on the Finsterkopf. At least 8 people were killed on Saturday afternoon, January 17, 2026, in three avalanches in the Pongau region of Salzburg.

VIENNA (AP) — Three avalanches across Austria killed eight skiers, authorities said. A female skier was fatally buried by an avalanche in the Bad Hofgastein area in western Austria, at an altitude of about 2,200 meters (7,200 feet), around 12:30 p.m ...

VIENNA, Austria -- A German family of four has been crushed to death in an avalanche that buried their car while they were travelling in Austria. The family was driving through a mountain pass near the Tyrolean high-altitude resort of Obergurgl in Austria when the massive snow slide struck.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Emergency services arrive after an avalanche on the Finsterkopf. At least 8 people were killed on Saturday afternoon, January 17, 2026, in three avalanches in the Pongau region of Salzburg.