Snow chaos in the morning at the Arlberg Pass. © Province of Vorarlberg
The May winter just won't let up. On Monday morning, dozens of trucks got stuck in the snow on the Arlbergass between Tyrol and Vorarlberg.
St. Christoph am Arlberg - The 1802-metre-high Arlberg Pass between Tyrol and Vorarlberg is currently the only direct connection between the two federal states of Austria bordering Bavaria due to the closure due to renovation.
Heavy snowfall causes chaos in Austria
On Monday morning, however, heavy snowfall set in at the top of the pass and caused huge chaos: many trucks got stuck on the Tyrolean side. For more than two hours, nothing worked. The L197 was closed between Alpe Rauz and St. Christoph for two hours.
Only when the semi-trailers were recovered on the 13 percent incline, it went on again. Otherwise, the only detour was via the B198 and the Lechtal to Reutte. Trucks with trailers will have to take evasive action via Munich anyway during the closure of the Arlberg tunnel planned until 6 October.
Snow and storms in Austria – new weather hope for Germany
May was supposed to herald early summer, but the mountains in Bavaria and Tyrol are in the depths of winter with snow. Heavy rainfall causes violent landslides in the Alps. In the Tyrolean town of Kühtai, a mudslide has buried the thoroughfare towards Ötztal. New weather hope for Germany. For a long time it was wet and changeable. Now that could change. From Ascension Day, the weather in Germany is expected to be sunny and warm.
