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Pyrénées: Heavy Snowfalls in Spring!

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In the Pyrenees, above 1,800 meters of altitude, it fell more than 50 centimetres of snow in a few hours this Wednesday, April 1. Tourists were surprised. Several roads are still impassable. On the heights of Ariège, the snow reaches in cumulative 3.35 meters tonight. The high mountain gendarmerie platoon calls for caution for the risk of avalanche. On most Pyrenean mountains, the threat is 4 on a scale of 5. (Weather and weather).

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The snow falls in abundance this Wednesday in the Ariège, up to 70 centimetres in places. The motorists were surprised this morning, it was even necessary to bring out the snowshoes. This morning, near the village of the Hospitalet-near Andorra, the wheels remain frozen, bordered by snow walls of more than a metre high. To avoid accidents at altitude, the authorities took precautions: some roads in the direction of Andorra are forbidden to heavy…

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The threat is "strong" this Wednesday with a level of 4 in 5 on the European scale of measurement. It is expected to snow until the night from Thursday to Friday.

·Paris, France
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The risk of avalanche reaches a high level in the Pyrenees. Unstable wind plates threaten the slopes above 2,200 m. The first responders call for the greatest vigilance in the mountains.

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Le Parisien broke the news in Paris, France on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
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