Heavy snowfall brings avalanche danger on north side of Alps

There is currently a high risk of avalanches in parts of the northern Alps due to heavy snowfall. The areas affected on Tuesday included the Glarus Alps, Sarganserland in canton St Gallen, the Central Swiss Alps and the Guttannen and Grimsel regions. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF) announced on Tuesday morning that spontaneous avalanches are to be expected due to large amounts of fresh snow and drifting snow. The conditions...