Tuxer Alps West

Gliding snow requires caution. Gradual increase in danger of wet avalanches.

Gliding snow requires caution. Gradual increase in danger of wet avalanches.

On steep grassy slopes more gliding avalanches are possible, in particular medium-sized ones. Areas with glide cracks are to be avoided. Fresh wind slabs can be released by a single winter sport participant in isolated cases on very steep shady slopes at elevated altitudes, especially adjacent to ridgelines. Mostly avalanches are only small. During the day: As a consequence of warming during the day and solar radiation there will be a gradual increase in the danger of wet snow slides, in particular on very steep sunny slopes. As a consequence of the rain natural wet avalanches are possible towards the evening, even medium-sized ones, especially on shady slopes.

The snowpack will be wet all the way through below approximately 2200 m. The surface of the snowpack will only just freeze and will soften quickly. Up to 2000 m and above rain will fall in the evening. These spring-like weather conditions will give rise to increasing and thorough wetting of the snowpack. Fresh wind slabs have bonded quite well with the old snowpack. They are mostly only small and unlikely to be released now.

Some snow will fall. Slight decrease in danger of wet avalanches. Individual gliding avalanches can also occur.