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Our mission

The primary purpose of the European Avalanche Warning Services (EAWS) is to support its members in preventing loss of life and damage due to avalanches by providing society with efficient and effective avalanche forecasting and warning services.

Glossary

An alphabetical list of knowledge, terms and definitions, providing users with broad to pinpoint information.

Standards

Common standards form the foundation for collaboration between European Avalanche Warning Services.

About EAWS

EAWS, the European Avalanche Warning Services, aim to prevent the loss of lives and damage due to avalanches.

Events/News

Information about extraordinary events

Site specific avalanche warning in Europe

Recommendations approved by the EAWS General Assembly in Davos in 2022 During the past five years an international working group […]

12. April 2023

EAWS Conference Davos, 06/2022

The 21th Conference of the European Avalanche Warning Services (EAWS) takes place in Davos from 15th – 17th June 2022.

31. December 2021

EAWS online conference Davos, 06/2021

The first online conference of the European Avalanche Warning Services (EAWS) took place from 15th – 16th June 2021.

13. December 2021

EAWS Conference Oslo, 06/2019

The 20th Conference of the European Avalanche Warning Services (EAWS) takes place in Oslo from 12th – 14th June 2019.

11. May 2019

ISSW 2018 Innsbruck, 10/2018

The ISSW is the world’s largest conference on snow and avalanches and will be hosted in Austria from October 7 to 12, 2018.

01. October 2018

© Jostein Aasen

EAWS News, 08/2018

EAWS introduce a standard for typical avalanche problems and changes the names of avalanche sizes and the wording of the European avalanche danger scale.

31. August 2018

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EAWS News, 06/2018

EAWS prevents the loss of lives and damages due to avalanches. Mission The primary purpose of European Avalanche Warning Services (EAWS) is to support its Members in preventing the loss of lives and damages due to avalanches by providing the society with efficient and effective avalanche forecasting and warning services.

30. June 2018

© Tobias Lanzanasto

EAWS TAB-Meeting Innsbruck, 10/2017

The TAB meeting discussed the plans for the working the Working Groups, as well as other TAB issues. Also the matters of avalanche problems, communication and new avalanche size scale were discussed.

31. October 2017

EAWS Conference Tutzing, 06/2017

The 19th Conference of the European Avalanche Warning Services (EAWS) was held in Tutzing from 12th – 15th June 2017.

30. June 2017