Intense rainfall will cause a high risk of avalanches on Monday night. According to the state of Tyrol, the Gurgler Group and the Central Stubai Alps are particularly affected. An appeal goes out to all winter sports enthusiasts.
The second highest avalanche danger level (level 4) can be expected in the Gurgler Group and the central Stubai Alps due to intense rainfall on Monday night. Up to 50 centimeters of fresh snow could fall in this area by Easter Monday. According to the state’s avalanche warning service, increased spontaneous avalanche activity is to be expected there. At the same time, the danger of avalanches is also increasing in other regions of Tyrol, such as the Zillertal Alps or East Tyrol. There is considerable danger there (level 3). State with appeal “On the part of the state, we appeal to winter sports enthusiasts to find out about the avalanche situation in the respective region at an early stage and to take the warnings of the experts from the avalanche warning service of the state of Tyrol seriously,” emphasizes State Security Councilor Astrid Mair. Norbert Lanzanasto from the avalanche warning service of the state of Tyrol adds: “The fresh snow coupled with stormy to hurricane-like wind creates extensive wind slabs, which significantly increases the risk of avalanches. Slab avalanches can be triggered by individual winter sports enthusiasts, but can also slide down spontaneously.” All information on the current avalanche situation in Tyrol, South Tyrol and Trentino can be found in the daily avalanche report at www.lawinen.report. This is made available online by the experts at 5 p.m. for the following day.
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