 In the lead up to the avalanches that targeted Blons, a combination of cold weather and a rapid increase in snowfall could not be sustained and was too much to hold.The heavy snowfall resulted in more than 2 meters in depth of snow in less than 24 hours.According to Holler (2009), two days prior to the first avalanche in the winter of January 1954, a “north westerly oriented frontal zone led to high new snow depth” particularly in Vorarlberg.