A drama, that of Galtür in 1999, was the beginning. “After that, we set up an avalanche staff unit and developed models,” recalled Gebhard Walter, head of the Tyrol section of torrent and avalanche control (WLV). Since then, the planning of protective structures has been perfected, the provisional end point is now the “AvaFrame” project.
Project of the Torrent – Improved simulations to understand avalanches
