A police helicopter getting ready for resupply in the region hit hard by heavy snow, in Matrei, Austria, December 8, 2020. /VCG

Traffic is obstructed by heavy snow that also poses the danger of avalanches in the eastern Tyrol area, Austria, December 8, 2020. /VCG

The authorities have issued avalanche warnings after one skier in Switzerland got killed by one, according to Washington Post. /VCG

Several roads in Tyrol were still closed while some valleys were cut off from the rest of the country. Switzerland and northern Italy over the Alps saw massive snowfall, as well as some regions of Germany and Spain, as reported by AP on December 8. /VCG