The Christmas holidays have started in parts of Austria with chaos due to a storm with heavy winds and lots of snow. Flemish Tijl Bex, who lives in Austria, drove from Innsbruck to Salzburgerland by car on Friday. “Many people were stuck without snow chains,” he says. “I have seen several Belgian license plates.”
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Tijl Bex drove from Innsbruck to Salzburgerland by car on Friday evening. He had to go through a snowstorm and just made it through a mountain pass before it was closed. “They couldn’t follow up with snow removal at the top of the pass. We just got over it. They closed the pass after us.” It only reopened to traffic on Saturday.
Several ski lifts remained closed on Saturday. “We are currently experiencing a snowstorm,” Bex continues. “Unfortunately it’s raining downstairs. The snow line is about 1,200 meters. At the top there is wind up to 80 to 90 km/h, which will probably keep several ski lifts closed.”
Difficult traffic
Also on Saturday there was still difficult traffic in Austria towards winter sports areas. Traffic is mainly delayed on Saturday afternoon on the A10 from Salzburg to Villach, says a spokesperson for the Dutch ANWB. There is a two-hour traffic jam between Salzburg and Werfen. There are also holiday crowds on the German A7 and A8 towards Austria and in France on the A43 from Lyon to Chambéry.
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