An alpinist in mountains of Piedmont. Photo: Marco Bertorello/AFPAuthorities in Piedmont have raised the avalanche alert to five, its highest level, waing of large, spontaneous snow slides.
The risk in the region’s north-weste mountains is “very strong” in parts and “strong” in others, Italy’s environmental protection agency, Arpa, said on Monday.
The danger will be highest oveight and into Tuesday moing.
While snowfall is easing, the fresh snow is so dense and wet that it has made the mass of snow covering the slopes extremely unstable, Arpa said.
The risk should gradually begin to lessen in the coming days as humidity reduces, the agency said, though venturing off piste will remain extremely dangerous.
Arpa's map of Piedmont showing the avalanche waing at five (maximum) and four.
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