Meters snow is expected in Italian and Swiss Alps

amsterdam - Dutch people who celebrate their winter sports in the north-west of Italy and the south of Switzerland have to take into account a good deal of snow for the next 48 hours. In some places in the Alps can fall three to four meters.

Snow-covered villages, floods and avalanches make the situation dangerous for everyone who is there, warns Weerplaza.

'After the heavy snowfall in the French Alps this past week, it will snow heavily to very heavily in northwestern Italy and southern Switzerland until Tuesday afternoon. Many weather models calculate 2 to 3 meters of snowfall and 20 to 30 cm of rainwater in the lowlands. A single model even exceeds 4 meters of snowfall. The local weather service has now issued orange code due to the heavy precipitation, 'says Weerplaza.

The snowfall limit is initially around 1400 meters altitude and gradually drops to 1000 meters altitude. 'We fear that the heavy rain and snowfall will cause major nuisance in some places. '

No problems are expected in the other ski areas in the Alps. On the northern flanks of the Alps, such as Vorarlberg, Bavaria, Salzburgerland and northern Tirol, there is hardly any snowfall.

The rest of the week the ski conditions in the entire Alpine region are generally excellent with sunny periods, mild to moderate frost and often little wind. Only the danger of avalanches must be monitored carefully, according to Weerplaza. 'So at the start of the ski day and after lunch, always read the local messages concerning the risks of avalanches. '