Extreme cold in the Alps: wind chill-30

the hague - Winter sports enthusiasts who go to the Alps have to keep accounts of extreme cold on their skiing holiday. For example, in some places it can go 20 degrees freezing, where the wind chill temperature rises to minus 30, due to a cold air flow from Siberia.

'Take, for example, Val Thorens in France, where many Dutch people go. There, the Tuesday will be a maximum of minus 17 and a maximum of minus 21. The feeler temperature can then go towards minus 30 ', says a spokesperson for Weeronline. According to him, extra precautions are needed in this kind of extreme weather conditions. 'At such low temperatures you have to wear really special clothing, otherwise you will not keep it full on the slopes. '

The combination of après-ski with the 'Russian bear' is completely dangerous, the Red Cross warns. 'By drinking alcohol, hypothermia is more likely to be in wait, because the blood vessels dilate. 'In such a situation extra thick dress, so the organization gives along.

Anyone taking the car to winter sports areas this weekend should take extra precautionary measures due to the danger of filming, the aid organization reports. 'Winter sports enthusiasts who travel by car would do well to bring enough food, drinks and blankets in the car', advises the aid organization.