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2026-02-09

Deadly Weekend in Northern Italy as 5 Killed in Avalanche Accidents & 1 While Ice Climbing Across




Five people have died in avalanche-related accidents over the weekend in Northern Italy, in what authorities are calling one of the deadliest weekends of the winter so far for the municipality Trentino–South Tyrol. The fatalities occurred between Saturday and Sunday, February 7 and 8, across several high-risk areas, amid persistently unstable snow conditions and elevated avalanche danger warnings.

The most recent fifth victim was a 19-year-old skier, who was killed Sunday afternoon, February 8, near Kratzberger Lake/Lake San Pancrazio in South Tyrol. The young man was descending with a friend from the Verdinser Platten Peak—a 2,680-meter (8,793-foot) peak in the Sarn Valley Alps—toward the valley floor when an avalanche broke loose shortly before 2:30 p.m. His friend, who was only marginally caught and escaped unharmed, immediately raised the alarm and attempted to locate his friend. The pair was well equipped, according the Mountain Rescue Sarntal.

Rescue teams from the Sarentino Alpine Rescue and the Guardia di Finanza were deployed, supported by Pelikan 1 and Pelikan 2 helicopters. Despite the rapid response, the teenager was found buried under approximately 80 centimeters (32 inches) of snow and could not be revived. Authorities reiterated that avalanche danger across much of the region remained “marked” above the tree line and strongly advised against off-piste travel.



The teenager’s death brought the regional toll to five in just two days.

On Saturday, February 7, two fatal avalanche accidents were reported in the Dolomites. One occurred on the Marmolada, where a 41-year-old man, identified as Alex Farronato, was swept away by a massive avalanche while skiing off-piste with three friends. Despite immediate efforts by his friends and mountain rescuers equipped with avalanche beacon, probes, and shovels, he was recovered lifeless from the snow. Farronato was an experienced freerider and was carrying an avalanche beacon and airbag but was overwhelmed by the avalanche. According to first findings, it appears the freerider triggered the avalanche himself when he descended ahead of the group, which was above him and remained unharmed.



Earlier that day, another skier, identified by Italian media as 40-year-old Ettore Turra, was killed by an avalanche descending from Forcella Ceremana toward Lake Paneveggio in Val di Fiemme. Turra was extracted after approximately 40 minutes under the snow and airlifted to Santa Chiara Hospital in Trento, where he later died from severe polytrauma. Two members of his group escaped unharmed, while another sustained serious injuries. Tura was said to be an experienced backcountry skier. He leaves behind a wife and two young children.

A third and fourth fatality occurred on Saturday in neighboring Lombardy, on Pizzo Meriggio in Valtellina, where an avalanche claimed the lives of two skiers from the Sondrio area. According to initial understanding, 35-year-old Sebastiano Erba witnessed Alfio and Igor Muscetti being swept away by an avalanche. The experienced ski mountainner attempted to rescue the brothers but got caught in another avalanche that completely buried him. It is not known whether Erba knew the brothers. Alfio Muscetti and Sebastiano Erba were pronounced dead at the scene while Igor Muscetti is in hospital in critical condition.

In a separate incident highlighting the widespread instability across the Alps, a foreign ice climber also died in Valle d’Aosta after falling through ice on the Lillaz waterfalls near Cogne. While not avalanche-related, the accident contributed to what rescue officials described as a “black weekend” for the mountains.

Rescue operations across the region involved dozens of personnel from Alpine Rescue services, Guardia di Finanza units, canine teams, and multiple emergency helicopters. In several cases, rescuers reported that the speed and force of the snow slabs left victims with little chance to escape.

Authorities and avalanche forecasters have again urged strict adherence to weather and avalanche bulletins. Recent snowfall, combined with wind-driven accumulations and weak underlying layers in the snowpack, has created particularly dangerous conditions on steep, high-altitude slopes.

 

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