Winter sportsmen are stuck in more places

sestriere - Not only in Zermatt are tourists trapped due to extreme snowfall and avalanche danger. Elsewhere in the mountain canton of Wallis, in the town of Saas-Fee, another 2,000 winter sports enthusiasts are stuck.

Even in smaller places, people can not travel for a while. The canton in the south of Switzerland near the Italian border is currently 'full' with winter sports enthusiasts. Most of them only go on a weekend trip and wait impatiently until they can get back on the ski slopes. In the troubled Zermatt and the surrounding area, Wednesday after days, the sun shone brightly and misty.

On the other side of Italy, many roads have also been closed due to avalanche danger. In the famous winter sports resort of Sestriere, an avalanche came down the mountain on Tuesday. A holiday home became completely covered. There are no victims.

In the Aosta Valley the situation is so dangerous that the authorities have given the alarm for the highest avalanche danger. The tourists are stuck in many places. The situation is also 'dangerous' in South Tyrol. There fell in a short time 80 to 130 centimeters of snow.