Trained personnel of local avalanche comissions investigate the snow layering in a snow pit
Data from numerous automatic weather stations, human observers as well as hundreds of snow-pit investigations per season, performed by the local avalanche warning comissions and other trained alpinists, can be accessed in near-realtime through our dataportal.
The ski touring portal "Auf Touren" exists for almost 20 years. Starting with only a palmful feedbacks from back country skiers, the comunity rose quickly in the early 2000s assisted by the cooperation of renowned companies that supported the same-named foto contest. Meanwhile the forum is known as one of the most successful information platforms for back coutry skiing in and around Austria. It comprises thousends of touring reports and it is still growing steadily from season to season. Check it out!
prize winning foto by Thomas Eckerstorfer