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Avalanche bulletins Europe
This site shows a map of Europe and forwards you to the avalanche bulletin of the selected region.
See for more avalanche bulletins the list below.
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Canada
bulletCanadian Avalanche Association
Weather and avalanche bulletins.
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Italy
bulletAINEVA
Avalanche bulleting for all regions
bulletMeteomont Service
Weather- and avalanche bulletin for Italy
bulletMeteotrentino montagna
Weather- and avalanche bulletin for Trentino 
bulletServizio Valanghe Italiano
Weather- and avalanche bulletin from the CAI.
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New Zeeland
bulletAvalanche net
Weather- and avalanche bulletin for New Zeeland
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Slovakia
bulletSki info
Including Weather- and avalanche bulletin (also in German and English)
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Spain
bulletInstitut Cartografic de Catalunya
Background information, partly in English
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Switzerland
bulletSwiss snow
Snow, avalanche and weather forecast for Switzerland
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USA
bulletCyber Space Avalanche Center
With forwards to all weather- and avalanche bulletins in the USA (and Europe)
bulletForest Service National Avalanche Center
Avalanche bulletins for the whole USA
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GPS:   Up

bulletAlpin Coordinaten 
For waypoints of mountain tops, huts, places and so on in the Alps. Routes available as well.
bulletG7toWin 
G7ToWin supports download (transfer from the GPS to the PC) of waypoints, track logs, routes, events (Lowrance/Eagle units only), and for those units which support it, downloading a copy of the current display as a Windows bitmap. Also available for most type of organisers (freeware).
bulletGPS information 
For everything you want to know about  GPS
bulletWaypoint search 
For waypoint information of well known mountain tops, places and so on in the whole world 
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Home page:   Up

bulletHaute Route 
Several tour description including the Haute Route
bulletHome page of Pieter Ringersma 
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Huts:   Up

bulletMountain huts in Europa 
Detailed information of mountain huts in Europe
bulletHuts in the Swiss alps 
Information about Swiss mountain huts. Including tour descriptions and background information for tourplanning
bulletItalian huts (Altaquota)
Detailed information about Italian mountain huts
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Maps:   Up

bulletAlpenvereinskarten
For ordering Alpenvereinskarten (some with ski routes). Maps are also available on CD
bulletBundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen
For ordering ÖK maps (Austria) on CD ROM
bullet Freytag & Berndt
Digital and traditional ski touring maps for Austria.
bulletInstitut Geographique National (IGN)
For ordering IGN maps on CD ROM
bulletKompass
For ordering the Kompass maps. Digital versions are also available. 
bulletManymaps 
Travelbook shop for ordering maps and guides (Belgium).
bulletReisboekhandel 
Cooperate site of the travelbook shops in Holland.
bulletSwiss federal office for Topography 
For information about the Schweizer Landeskarten. Maps are also available on CD or DVD.
bulletZwerfkei
Dutch mountaineering shop, sells also books and maps.
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Organised Tours   Up

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Alpin Treff
For courses and organized backcountry ski tours.

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Bergpunkt
For courses and organized backcountry ski tours.

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Bergschule Wittmann
All kind of ski tours, including avalanche training courses.

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Die Bergspechte
All kind of ski tours, including avalanche training courses.

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DAV Section München and Oberland
All kind of ski tours, including avalanche training courses. 

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DAV Summit Club
All kind of ski tours, including avalanche training courses.

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Edward Bekker Ski & Alpinisme
Ski tours organised by the Dutch mountain guide Edward Bekker.

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Lidiatours
Organised tours in the pirin mountains (Bulgaria).

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Martijn Schell Ski & Bergsport
Ski tours organised by the Dutch mountain guide Martijn Schell.

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Mountainguide
Ski tours organised by the Dutch mountain guide Michiel Engelsman

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Namaste alpinisme
Avalanche courses and organised tours (Belgium)

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OEAV Bergsteigerschule
All kind of ski tours, including avalanche training courses. 

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Pilgrim Tours
Rusian adventure travel company. They offer you a ski-tour in the Elbrus area.

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Robert Steenmeijer Bergsport
Dutch mountain guide, organises tours on request.

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Skitouren
Forum for backcountry ski tours.

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SAAC (Verein Snowboarders für Sicherheit)
Avalanche camps for Freeriders (younger snowboarders and skiers)

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Toerencommissie
Dutch organisation for guided backcountry ski tours. 

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VIPS Berg Sport Abenteuer

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Only E-mail or telephone number available:
Germany
Alpinsport TS, Thomas Stephan
E-mail: alpin-sport.ts@t-online.de 

Bergsteigerschule Zugspitze
Telephone: 08821 58999

Berg- und Skischule Franken/Oberpfalz
E-mail: info@berg-u-skischule.de 

DAKS Deutsche Alpin- und Kletterschule
E-mail: DAKS@t-online.de 

High Mountains, Alpinschule
Telephone: 089 6886516

Hindelanger Bergführerbüro
E-Mail: info@bergschulen.de 

France
Claude Rey, Chambery
E-mail: claude-rey@wanadoo.fr

TonTon, Clinique du Ski, Val d'Isere
E-mail: ChezTonton@compuserve.com

Austria
BergAktiv
E-mail: office@bergaktiv.co.at 

Switzerland
Bergschule Uri Mountain Reality
E-mail: bergschule.uri@tic.ch 

Bergsteigerschule Montanara
Telephone: 0041 41 8781259 

Bergsteigerschule Pontresina
Telephone: 0041 81 8426444

Mountain Fantasy
Telephone: 0041 81 9367077

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Organisations:   Up

bulletThe site of your own mountaineering club will have links to their partner organizations.
Other interesting organisations are:
bulletCipra-International
International commission for the protection of the alps.
bulletNederlandse Ski Vereniging
Dutch Ski organisation.
bulletÖsterreichisches Kuratorium für Alpine Sicherheit
For avalanche statistics, discussions about Stop or Go method, yearbook "Sicherheit im bergland" and more.
bulletRega
Mountain rescue Switzerland.
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Related sites:   Up

bulletAlpinTouren.at
Ski route suggestions for Austria
bulletBasislager 
Impression about the local situation from other back country skiers. (German)
bulletBergsteiger
Ski touring tips from the “Bergsteiger” magazine.
bulletGipfelbuch
Backcountry skiers share their tour information in this Gipfelbuch (Switzerland).
bulletHiking-site 
All kind of adventure information (Dutch).
bulletKompass
On the site of Kompass, supplier of maps, you can find route suggestions as well. 
bulletLes pages de Michèle
Description of tours at interesting destinations (France).
bulletMarkus Stadlers Internetpanorama
Tour suggestions and additional information.
bulletSchitouren.at
All kind of information to plan your tour in Austria (tourenvorschläge, books, travel info, Schitouren und recht, ….).
bulletSki-Alpinisme
For route suggestions from a "bureau des guides" (French)
bulletSkirando
Skirando is an interactive site where ski touring fans can share original route ideas and recent information on the snow conditions in the mountains (French).
bulletSkitouren-Forum
For every backcountry ski touring subject. (German)
bulletSkitouren.Ch
Forum for Ski and Snowboard touren. (German)
bulletSkitouren.tk
Toursuggestion for Austria.  
bulletSwissgeo
For online planning of a tour in Switzerland. (French end German)  
bullet Toerski Belgium
Belgium backcountry skiers, Peter and Wim, planning a ski mountaineering-exploration in Chile.
bulletTourentipp 
All kind of information to plan your tour (Europe).
bulletTouren- und Freizeit ratgeber 
Mountaineering information for Austria. Describes several ski tours! (German)
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Suppliers:   Up

bulletABS Lawinen - Airbag
Supplier of the Avalanche Airbag System.
bulletAT Verlag
Publisher of mountaineering books (Switzerland).
bulletAvalanche Ball
for the fastest system to find avalanche victims.
bulletAvaLung
The Black Diamond breathing apparatus that can help you to survive once you are catch by an avalanche.
bulletBackcountry Access 
Supplier of the Tracker avalanche bleeper.  
bulletBLV Buchverlag
Publisher of mountaineering books (Germany).
bulletBruckmann Verlag
Publisher of mountaineering books (Germany).
bulletCicerone
Publisher of mountaineering books (England).
bulletDesnivel
Publisher of mountaineering books (Spain)..
bulletEagle
GPS manufacturer.
bulletG3
Supplier of climbing skins, avalanche probes, shovels, saws and other backcountry tools.
bulletGarmin 
GPS manufacturer.
bulletLeykam Buchverlag
Publisher of mountaineering books (Austria).
bulletLöwenzahn verlag
Publisher of mountaineering books (Austria).
bulletMagellan
GPS manufacturer.
bulletRother
Publisher of mountaineering books (Germany).
bulletOziExplorer 
GPS Mapping Software voor het uitzetten van een route op je ingescande kaarten.
Waypoints en routes kan je up- en downloaden naar je GPS. Ideaal voor tochtenplanning.
bulletPanicoAlpinverlag
Publisher of mountaineering books (Germany).
bulletSchall Verlag
ublisher of mountaineering books (Austria).
bulletSilva 
GPS and compass manufacturer.
bulletStubai mountaineering
Supplier of pieps, avalanche probes, chovels, ice axes and so on.
bulletStria Pichler Verlag
Publisher of mountaineering books (Austria).
bulletTyrolia
Publisher of mountaineering books (Austria).
bulletVerlag Anton Pustet
Publisher of mountaineering books (Austria).
bulletVista Point Verlag
Publisher of mountaineering books (Germany).
bulletZwerfkei
Dutch mountaineering shop.
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Transport:   Up

bulletAlpentaxi
Taxi service (Switzerland)
bulletDie Bahn
Trainplanner for whole Europe.
bulletFurka Oberalp Bahn 
Matterhorn gotthard bahn
bulletSBB
SBB Train- and Bus planner (Switzerland)
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Useful sites:   Up

bulletBuitensport Startpagina
A starting page for Outdoor related websites (Belgium).
bulletKantonale Walliser RettungsOrganisation
E info frequency information for Wallis
bulletOrange
GSM coverage information (1/3).
bulletRegacom 
Funknetz der schweiz. Rettungsflugwacht (REGA), Portofoon Kanaal E info.
bulletSDIS74 (Service Departemental d' incendie et de secour)
E info frequency information for the French part of Switzerland.
bulletSnow service
For the ski related links you can't find here.
bulletSunrise
GSM coverage information (2/3).
bulletSwisscom
GSM coverage information (3/3).
bulletTel Search
Telephone book for Switzerland.
bulletTime and Date
Time of sunrise and sunset.
bulletValle d'Osta
E info frequency information for Aosta valley.
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Weather forecast:   Up

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Alps
bulletAlpenverein
Weather forecast for the whole alps with weather maps and satellite pictures.
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Austria
bulletAlpenverein
OEAV
bulletAustocontrol
Weather forecast for Austria (including alpine weather forecast). (German)  
bulletMeteo Alpin
Alpine weather forecast for Austria. (in German, Italian and English)
bulletVorarlberg online 
Weather forecast for Vorarlberg
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Bulgaria
bulletNational Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology
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Canada
bulletMeteorological Service of Canada
Weather forecast for the whole of Canada.
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Finland
bulletFMI
Meteorological institute of Finland.
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French
bulletMeteo France 
Weather forecast for French.
bulletChamonix
Weather forecast for Chamonix.
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Germany
bulletBayerische Rundfunk
Weather forecast of the Bayerische Rundfun (with mountain weather).
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Italy
bulletMeteotrentino montagna
Weather- and avalanche bulletin for Trentino .
bulletServizio Valanghe Italiano
Weather forecast of the CAI (Italian)
bulletZuid Tirol, Bolzano
Regional bulletin. (also in German)
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New Zeeland
bulletMETservice
New Zealand Mountain forecast
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Norwegian
bulletMeteorologisk institutt
Meteorological institute of Norway.
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Spain
bulletInfo met
Weather forecast for Catalonië
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Sweden
bulletSMHI
Swedish Meteorological institute.
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Switzerland
bulletMeteo Schweiz
Weather forecast for Switzerland
bulletSchweizer Fernsehen
Weather forecast from the DRS .
bulletSwiss snow
Snow, avalanche and weather bulletins for Switzerland. 
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United Kingdom 
bulletBBC weather
UK weather forecast
bulletMetCheck
UK weather forecast
bulletMet Office
UK weather forecast
bulletMountain Weather Forecast Service
bulletOnlineWeather.com
UK weather forecast