A group of seven ski tourers experienced frightening hours on Stefani Day in Ischgl, Tyrol. With heavy snowfall and stormy winds, the guide was lost. At about 2700 meters above sea level, the winter sports enthusiasts have finally set up an emergency bivouac. They remained there until the alarmed emergency services arrived at night.
The group of seven only started the tour from Ischgl in the afternoon Heidelberg Hut. „However, the ski guide did not opt for the direct route to the hut, but for the trip over the Piz Val Gronda,” the police said.
Wind peaks up to 100 km/h
The group had made the transfer around 5:30 PM Fuorcla Val Gronda reached. “At that time the weather was bad with snowfall and wind peaks of up to 100 km/h,” the researchers continue. As a result, the guide lost his footing and the group got stuck.
A distress call was finally made at around 9:15 p.m. The Ischgl mountain rescue team then set out with cable car workers. In the most adverse weather conditions, the emergency services then discovered traces at an altitude of about 2700 meters on Swiss national territory, which eventually led the group to set up an emergency bivouac.
The ski tourers first got hot tea. Then it went together with the emergency services Heidelberger Hütte, where they arrived around 3 am.
Source: Krone
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