Storm Alps: avalanche danger

vienna - Because of the strong, warm wind that swept over the Alps at the weekend the chance of avalanches is high. Before alerting the weather services of Austria and Switzerland Sunday. The avalanche danger is especially present above the 2000 meter mark.

The drifts can conceal gullies and trenches in the mountains. According to the weather service, the new snow layer little need to shift. A German mountaineer fell Saturday in Tirol about 300 meters over rocky terrain down when a small avalanche surprised him. He was taken to hospital with head injuries.

Saturday, much of Austria and Switzerland were hit by a so-called hair storm. Wind speeds were as high as 180 kilometers per hour, while the temperature rose in some places up to 20 degrees.