Europe's snow chaos has deepened again with hundreds of people trapped after roads were buried by avalanches.
The highest red warnings are in place in Germany and Austria with up to six more feet of snow expected before the weekend.
At least 15 people have died amid the weather chaos including a 16-year-old German-Australian boy who was killed on a ski slope in Austria.
According to Süddeutsche Zeitung the boy's parents and brother saw him buried under the snow in the ski village of St. Anton am Arlberg on Wednesday afternoon.
Out of service: A snow-covered commuter train is stuck on the track at Berchtesgaden station in southern Germany, near a town where hundreds of people have been left trapped
Escape: A man climbs out and abandons his car after it got stuck in snow in Kars, Turkey, with the cold snap in Europe spreading towards the Mediterranean
Bad day for a bike ride: A bicycle is covered in snow while a child climbs stairs in the background in Ilmenau, central Germany, as Europe's cold weather chaos deepens
The family reportedly called for help when they were stuck on a piste but the avalanche struck before rescue workers could reach them.
More than 1,000 miles of ski slope and 450 ski lifts have been closed because of the weather.
In the Austrian town of Hohentauern there were 2,000 people trapped as three feet of snow fell overnight and covered the roads, Bild reported.
Up to six more feet of snow could fall on the town before Friday, forecasters believe, leaving residents stranded.
In Bavaria in southern Germany there were 100 car accidents last night as the weather caused icy roads and huge traffic jams.
Hundreds of residents in one German town near Berchtesgarden in Bavaria were snowed in and had to have food delivered by trucks.
Trains have also faced severe delays with locomotives and other railway units stuck fast in the snow as rescue workers try to shovel them free.
To add to the travel chaos hundreds of flights have been cancelled in Germany amid a strike by airport security staff.
Germany's weather service issued red warnings for the south of the country and parts of eastern Germany, with temperatures as low as -9C expected.
They said: 'After the new snow of between four and 10 inches that has already fallen, more snowfall between four and eight inches is expected.
Slow progress: A bus and car near Berchtesgaden try to make their way along the icy road while a man walks nearby amid a cold snap across central Europe
Blanket of snow: A person with an umbrella walks in the snow on Wednesday in Salzburg, Austria, one of the regions of the country which faced avalanche warnings
Impassable: A car is trapped and its windscreen covered in snow in the Bavarian village of Kaufbeuren
Crash: The remains of a truck on Germany's A8 motorway near Bernau in the south of the country early on Thursday. There have been a reported 100 accidents on Bavarian roads
'In many places it will become icy. Roads may become impassable and trees may break under the weight of the snow.'
Motorists were advised to avoid travelling by road if possible and only to do so with winter equipment.
The highest avalanche warnings also remained in place in much of Austria, where authorities warned the snow was 'weakly secured and largely unstable'.
In the most extreme case, a town in the state of Salzburg which usually sees 22 inches of snow in an average January has already seen 51 inches so far.
The cold weather has also reached Greece where temperatures reached as low as -9F (-23C) in the city of Florina on Tuesday night.
There was snow on the ground in Athens and Thessaloniki, while Cyprus also witnessed heavy rain and snow.
In Turkey too there were cars stuck in the snow, forcing rescue workers to the scene to tug them out.
Snow ploughs clean the Autobahn A9 near Bad Klosterlausnitz, eastern Germany, early on Thursday morning
Cleaning up: A snow plough cleans a main road in Sauerlach near Munich on Thursday morning to allow cars to get by after severe traffic jams and a series of road accidents
Buried: A German train on the Harzer Schmalspurbahn has been snowed in on a line in the eastern state of Saxony since Monday
Dark winter: A snow-covered square in the Bavarian village of Berchtesgaden where residents have needed lorry deliveries to bring them food and essential supplies
Special Provincial Administration staff conduct rescue operation for a vehicle after it got stuck in snow during cold weather in Kars, Turkey
A snow plough clears a snow-covered street in Berchtesgaden, southern Germany, today
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