An Australian woman has been killed in an avalanche in Austria . The 27-year-old woman was snowboarding off-piste with three other Australians in the Landeck district in the state of Tyrol in the far west , local media reported . A 30-year-old man was seriously injured . He was flown to an Innsbruck hospital , 80km to the east . The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is providing consular assistance to the dead Australian 's family . The other two people , a man and a woman , reportedly escaped serious injury . The accident happened at midday local time and ski patrols , alpine police and two helicopters were involved in the rescue , local website Heute reported . Although the cause of the accident has not been confirmed , local police claimed the snowboarders had triggered the avalanche . The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade says it is providing consular assistance to the woman 's family . It has been tumultuous winter in Austria this year , with at least 22 people killed by avalanches , the Fairfax Media reported . The sudden rise in deaths comes as the European country experiences the heaviest snowfall in 15 years . In January , two of the United States ski team died while training in Soelden - in Austria 's west - after an avalanche wiped them out . More to come .
Woman , 27 , died in Austria following an avalanche on Tuesday afternoon . Local media reported she was snowboarding with One other Australians . three man , 30 , was seriously injured and flown to a hospital 80km away . Another man and woman escaped serious injury following the accident . Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is assisting dead woman 's family .