In Alps, Avalanche Warnings and Stranded Skiers After 6 Feet of Snow
Hammond said that We’ve spent the lost skiing time mainly eating amazing Italian food
and drinking red wine so not been too aware of the time the road has been closed,
The only road connecting the resort to the outside world was closed for 24 hours, leaving
nearly 10,000 tourists stranded in the town, according to the Italian news agency ANSA.
The road into the French ski resort of Val Thorens was closed
because of the snowfall for a period of time from Wednesday into Thursday, leaving thousands of vacationers stranded.
In the Italian ski resort town of Cervinia, the storm blanketed the area with two meters, or six and a half feet, of snow.
Neve a Cervinia... pic.twitter.com/WaIk5Onebv When the road out of Cervinia
reopened on Friday afternoon, a line of cars was waiting to exit the town.
6, 2018
The Alps faced widespread avalanche warnings, and some villages were cut off this week after the
winter storm Eleanor swept through the region, dumping more than six feet of snow in some areas.
