The sight of moving traffic is a welcome one in this part of Austria.<br/> Roads were opened on Wednesday after thousands of tourists had been trapped in the villages of Kappl and Ischgl for days due to some of the heaviest snowfall in years.<br/> Tourists were relieved and said they looked forward to returning to the ski slopes.<br/> (SOUNDBITES) (English) NIKOLAI ZUBAJEV, TOURIST FROM UKRAINE:<br/> "I can't reach Ischgl for three days because avalanche come down, yeah, and the road was closed and I can't reach Ischgl three days. And now I reach and I go ski slope and I think everything is ok."<br/> The routes were finally cleared after officials carried out controlled explosions on the mountains to reduce the threat of avalanches.<br/> Authorities expect the conditions to improve over the coming days.<br/> Simon Henry, Reuters.<br/> .
