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