Snowfall and avalanche danger: Tirol's mountains call for caution!

Snowfall and avalanche danger: Tirol's mountains call for caution!

Schwaz, Österreich - In Tyrol, winter has found its way into violent snowfalls and ensures that the streets are dangerous. As ORF TIROL , there were several trucks on the snow -covered A12 Inntal Autobahn in the Schwaz exit in the early morning hours of Tuesday. There were also similar problems on Loferer Strasse near Going, in the Kitzbühel district. Especially for trucks on the B170 Brixentalstraße between Hopfgarten and Brixen and on the Arlbergpass, the obligation was to use snow chains. The intensive snow warning applies until Tuesday evening, with up to another 30 centimeters of fresh snow, which could also tighten the road conditions.

Another report by tt.com there is no problems on the A13 on Wednesday morning, but that Avalanche warnings for the southern Ötztaler Alps are alarming. The snowfalls that were up to 80 centimeters have raised the avalanche risk to warning level 4. The avalanche warning service warns, especially in the areas of the Upper Wipptal as well as the southern Stubai and Ötztal Alps, be careful. In many affected regions, the avalanche risk remains at level 3, which means that there is a high risk of avalanches.

preventive measures and warnings

To prevent traffic chaos on the burner, preventive measures were taken. This includes activating the "truck dosing system", which limits the entry of truck to a maximum of 300 vehicles per hour. Tailing vehicles are ready to intervene quickly and avoid long waiting times. Despite the preparatory steps, some streets are temporarily blocked due to impending avalanches, and the snow chain obligation remains.