The State of Vorarlberg on the Internet

The State of Vorarlberg supports the organisations and authorities who are responsible according to the terms of the Sicherheitsgesetz (safety law) and Katastrophenhilfegesetz (disaster assistance law), and was the first federal state to establish an Avalanche Warning Service back in 1953.

The goal of the Avalanche Warning Service is to optimise avalanche protection and prevention in areas affected by the natural disaster of avalanches. This is achieved using short and long-term safety measures, a cross-regional warning system, and thorough publicity work. It is not possible to eliminate the hazard of avalanches completely, and for this reason it is important to fence off potential hazard zones and make them safe.