Isolated closures

More snow in parts of Tyrol, improvement in sight

The Kitzbühel cable cars are already busy clearing the slopes.(Bild: Bergbahnen Kitzbühel)

Snowfall is expected to continue in some parts of Tyrol. While it may snow up to around 600 meters in the lowlands, it is clearing up more and more in the Tyrolean Oberland. Snow on some roads. Snow warning remains in place.

The harbingers of winter have already been here in Tyrol for a few days. This is also creating difficult and dangerous conditions on the roads. Drivers on Pass Thurn, the Gerlosstraße and the Lechtalstraße have to cope with snow-covered roads time and again. On the Arlbergstraße, currently the only connection between Tyrol and Vorarlberg, there is slippery snow in both directions in the Langen area, according to the ÖAMTC. Vehicles over 3.5 tons require snow chains.

There is currently snow on the Gerlosstraße.(Bild: Land Tirol Webcam)

There is also snow along the Arlbergstraße.(Bild: Land Tirol Webcam)

The Lechtalstraße in the Lechleiten area is also covered in white.(Bild: Land Tirol Webcam)

It is also snowing at Pass Thurn.(Bild: Land Tirol Webcam)

More snow could fall during the course of the day. The Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) is forecasting only light snow or rainfall in the Tyrolean Oberland during the course of the day and is also reporting some dry phases from the Upper Inn Valley to the Innsbruck area. The snow line is between 1100 and 1400 meters.

It is also white on the Bänkenalm in the Stubai.(Bild: zVg)

Icicles are already hanging from the roofs there.(Bild: zVg)

You also have to shovel hard at the Pleisenhütte in the Karwendel.(Bild: zVg)

There is plenty of fresh snow at the Rauthhütte.(Bild: zVg)

We are already busy shoveling snow there.(Bild: zVg)

The longer the day goes on, the more it should loosen up. Snow and rain move further and further towards the lowlands.

The main focus there will be around the Wilder Kaiser, where the snow line could drop to around 600 meters. Moderate to heavy precipitation is also expected on the Bavarian border, with snow below 100 meters at times. 

The orange (level 3 of 4) continues to apply. According to the UBIMET weather service, up to one meter of fresh snow is possible at high altitudes, and in some places even more. However, it should remain dry in East Tyrol on Saturday.

The province of Tyrol has announced that the Erler Straße between Niederndorf and the German border has been closed due to the persistent precipitation. A local detour has been set up for local residents. "As far as we know at present, the closure on the L209 Erler Straße will remain in place until noon tomorrow, Sunday. The situation will then be reassessed," says the state. The road between St. Ulrich and Hochfilzen was also closed from 3 pm due to the weather conditions.