Avalanches are one of the main hazards in mountain areas, frequently causing extensive damage and impacting the road network, resulting in road closures. The extent of damage and disturbance is directly determined by the avalanche deposit characteristics, and in particular its volume. Yet, avalanche deposits are still poorly studied objects, and the variables responsible for the deposit volumes spatio-temporal variations as well as their geometric and snow characteristics remain largely unknown so far. Therefore, this thesis aims to provide further knowledge about deposit characteristics as well as temporal variations and deposit volumes controlling factors. For this purpose, the study is based on field surveys and the analysis of an event ...