Western Nonsberg Alps

Wet and gliding snow require caution.

Wet and gliding snow require caution.

As a consequence of warming during the day and solar radiation more wet loose snow avalanches are possible, but they will be mostly small. On grassy slopes more gliding avalanches are possible, even medium-sized ones. This applies in particular on steep sunny slopes below approximately 2600 m. Caution is to be exercised in areas with glide cracks. Wind slabs can be released in isolated cases, but mostly only by large additional loads, on extremely steep shady slopes above approximately 2600 m. Caution is to be exercised adjacent to ridgelines.

Outgoing longwave radiation during the night will be quite good. The spring-like weather conditions as the day progresses will give rise to increasing moistening of the snowpack below approximately 2600 m, also on steep sunny slopes at elevated altitudes. Wind slabs have bonded well with the old snowpack. They are rather small and can be released in isolated cases. At low and intermediate altitudes hardly any snow is lying.

As a consequence of warming during the day and solar radiation individual wet loose snow avalanches are possible as the day progresses. Gliding avalanches can also occur.