Schalfkogel | |
Elevation M: | 3540 |
Prominence M: | 355 |
Listing: | Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
Parent Peak: | Grosser Ramolkogel |
Range: | Ötztal Alps |
Location: | Tyrol, Austria |
Map: | Austria |
Relief: | 1 |
Coordinates: | 46.8017°N 10.9592°W |
First Ascent: | 1830 by Frédéric Mercey |
Easiest Route: | South ridge |
The Schalfkogel is a mountain in the Schnalskamm group of the Ötztal Alps.
The 2009 Schalfkogel avalanche occurred in the municipality of Sölden (20km from the town itself), Austria on 3 May 2009. Six people were killed, five Czechs and one Slovak, when the disaster struck in the 3,500-metre (11,000 ft) Schalfkogel mountain range. The corpses were discovered to have been frozen. It was the deadliest avalanche to occur in Austria since March 2000. Although avalanches are a regular occurrence in the region, they mainly kill individuals as opposed to entire groups.