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January 11th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda - Falling trees and rocks blocking many routes
- Authorities in the region raised avalanche warning to stage three, or ‘considerable risk’
- Holidaymakers advised to stay indoors
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Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 10:48 PM on 10th January 2012
More than 1,000 British holidaymakers are trapped in the Alps after freak snowfalls severed road, rail and air links.
As much as 18ft of snow has fallen in Austria the past few days with falling trees and rocks blocking many routes.
Some 1,000 British skiers are stuck in the Austrian town of Ischgl alone, with more trapped in the resorts of Galtur, St Anton and Arlberg – which have seen as much as 10ft of snow in the past 48 hours.
Tunnel vision: The road into Ischgi was briefly open before being closed because of avalanche fears
Yesterday authorities in the region raised the avalanche warning to stage three, or ‘considerable risk’, and holidaymakers were advised to stay indoors.
Few ski lifts were operating and many pistes were closed down as darkness fell.
One of the few lifts still working shut down in the sub-zero temperatures, stranding 150 skiers on the slopes in the popular resort of Mayrhofen.
Two Austrian Army helicopters were scrambled to airlift a number of inexperienced skiers – including children – down the difficult slopes above the Ahornbahn lift.
High Alpine winds continue to create the potential for fearsome snowslides according to the local Avalanche Commission, which is monitoring the situation.
Some 76,000 households, hotels, pensions and guest houses have been hit by power cuts over the past few days as a result of the storms.
‘It is a winter that went from zero to 100’, said Andreas Steibl, tourism director for the Paznaun-Ischgl resort, yesterday.
The main access road, along the Paznaun Valley from the town of Landeck to Ischgl, was open for a while on Saturday – allowing holidaymakers in and out of the resort. But since then the road has been closed because of the high risk of avalanches.
Soldiers of the Austrian armed force, pictured search for a missing 15-year-old on Sunday in the ski area of Axamer Lizum. A number of inexperienced skiers including children have had to be airlifted from the snow
‘Although the roads have been closed, the resort itself has been operating as normal with skiers and boarders experiencing amazingly good conditions,’ Mr Steibl said.
‘Our safety committee is meeting daily to assess the situation and decide when the road can be opened.’
Before Christmas the area enjoyed high temperatures and many in the Tyrol region now fear an economic wipeout.
Dutch tourist Romke Loopke and his family were buried in their car by an avalanche.
He said; ‘It was scary as hell. One minute it was all white and then the next totally dark.
‘Luckily I got a window open and managed to dig my way out.’
John Thorpe, 33, on holiday from Glasgow with wife Gill and their two sons, told an Austrian radio station in Ischgl; ‘It’s a bit like being trapped in paradise.
A view of the mountain rescue search team looking for a missing 15-year-old
‘We were due to head for Salzburg and home today but we can’t get down the road.
‘The railway line is out and the road is blocked. But I don’t think you will find many people complaining – it’s beautiful and thrilling to see nature this powerful this close to.’
The region’s mayor, Rainer Silberberger, said: ‘We are working to clear roads and secure the snow falls. I’ve never seen weather like it.’
One British ski rep said there was growing frustration among some holidaymakers who were supposed to be back at work yesterday and from those who were due to start their trips at the beginning of the week.
He said: ‘While I think it is fair to say most people are happy to be trapped, there are those who urgently need to get home and those who want to get started on their holidays, and so a sense of frustration is mounting.’
And ski instructor Sarah Hannibal, who works in Ischgl, said: ‘The skiing conditions are fantastic, although obviously no one is going off-piste at the moment because of the amount of snow.
‘It has been very windy at the top of the mountain which means visibility can be affected by wind-blown snow – but the holidaymakers are having a wonderful time.
‘Many ski instructors who live in other parts of the valley are the ones affected most by the conditions and they have had to make arrangements to stay with friends or at hotels in Ischgl.
‘That includes me as I live in Galtur and have been stranded in Ischgl but it’s no hardship when the skiing is so good.’
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GOD I LOVE Global Warming SO MUCH !!!!!!!!!!
We have no control over the enviorment, But some Local/ National Govenrment either here in the UK or in the EUwill find a way to “TAX” this !!! It’s amazing,
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I did not know Austria drives on the left hand side of the road..I thought they drove on the right, like the rest of Europe.
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Well at least they still managed to get the roads cleared , how would us Brits cope with that ? They must have the right type of snow.
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THey’re in Europe.not the UK…they are happy.
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all that water fell on queensland this time last year
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Simon, Expat, USA, Thank you for pointing out that the road in snow photo is from Japan and not Austria.
Most misleading of DM and I now notice that they are driving on the left.
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And we don’t even have one snowflake! We had a tiny dusting after Xmas and that was it. Normally we get loads in early November. I like the cold, the snow and winter.
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Wow! Snow in the Alps in winter! Whatever next!
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Gosh, it’s just like the winter of 1946-47!!! I was two at the time. 1962-63 was pretty bad too. I do hope they found the 15-year-old safe and well.
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So ‘Ski Bum’ of Fulham, it’s Germany is it? How observant you are. Try being correct before attempting sarcasm. Idiot.
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