Alpine Avalanches Kill 99 as Austria Reports Nine Recent Deaths

Death tolls in the Alps have risen to at least 99 since October 2025 after heavy snowfall triggered lethal avalanches across Austria, France, and Switzerland.Austrian authorities reported nine recent fatalities including a 41-year-old man in Tyrol and a 21-year-old skier, as experts from the EU and Stéphane Bornet from ANENA warn of severe conditions.The danger stems from unstable snow layers acting like ball bearings, a phenomenon that also caused a train derailment in Switzerland and nine deaths in California.