After the partly wild snowfall on Tuesday morning, which dressed Tyrol in a wintry white robe, the sun is now coming out for the rest of the Christmas week. However, the avalanche danger is considerable.
“There are currently snow-covered roads in almost all of North Tyrol,” the state transport service said shortly before 8 a.m. on Tuesday. Heavy snowfall caused dangerous situations in early morning traffic and hampered visibility. In some places snow chains were mandatory. Clearance services have been active since the night hours.
However, relaxation is in sight from Christmas Day. It will be sunny in almost all of Tyrol on Wednesday. Only in some places can fog or high fog be seen up to about 1300 meters. Otherwise Tyrol is cloudless. “Only a moderate Tauern wind blows in East Tyrol,” says GeoSphere Austria.
It will also be mainly sunny the rest of the week. On Thursday it will remain warm to five degrees on sunny slopes between 1000 and 1500 meters, while higher up lows of minus twelve degrees may occur. On Friday, apart from early morning fog in some valleys, only a few veiled clouds are likely to obscure the clear sky in the afternoon. “On sunny slopes at mid-altitudes and in the mountains it will be extremely mild for this time of year,” says Geosphere Austria.
The weekend also brings little change. It remains sunny, with only a few harmless clouds. However, temperatures in the mountains are dropping.
Beware of avalanches
As it becomes sunnier and partly warmer, the avalanche danger also increases. According to the avalanche warning service of the state of Tyrol, there is a “danger level 3 – significant”. “The large amount of fresh snow and extensive accumulations of snowdrifts may occur above treeline,” the report says. Even individual winter sports enthusiasts can cause avalanches, sometimes dangerously large.
The danger spots are sometimes difficult to recognize. Avalanches can occasionally rip through layers of snow close to the ground. Numerous small and medium-sized loose snow avalanches are also expected on steep slopes exposed to sunlight.
Source: Krone
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