Two alpinists died in separate avalanche incidents in Merano (South Tyrol) and Val d’Ayas (Aosta Valley), following another recent fatality in Saint-Nicolas.

Two individuals, a 21-year-old Slovakian and a 41-year-old Austrian, died in separate avalanches in Tyrol and Styria while skiing off-piste, bringing the total avalanche fatalities in Austria to seven within 48 hours.

The avalanche risk remains high in the Alps, with over 30 incidents in Tyrol alone and multiple fatalities reported across several countries, including a father and son caught in a slide.

An AT-Alert has been issued for Vorarlberg and Tyrol in Austria due to persistent high avalanche danger, with many areas at warning level four out of five, urging winter sports enthusiasts to avoid unsecured terrain.

The party arbitration court of the Tyrolean SPÖ has postponed its decision on former party leader Georg Dornauer's appeal against his exclusion from the party until April 20th after a five-hour session.