Werdenfels Alps

Stormy conditions: trigger-sensitive snowdrifts accumulating near to and distant from ridges

Stormy conditions: trigger-sensitive snowdrifts accumulating near to and distant from ridges

Avalanche danger above 2000 m is considerable, below that altitude danger is moderate. Main problem: snowdrifts, often triggerable by 1 person. Danger zones occur near to and distant from ridges, behind protruberances, in gullies and bowls. Danger zones increase with ascending altitude. Slab avalanches can reach medium size. Up to intermediate altitudes in all aspects in steep grassy slopes and forest clearances, small-to-medium glide-snow avalanches are possible. Glide cracks should be avoided. Also wet loose snow avalanches can trigger naturally in steep rocky terrain.

Stormy winds on Saturday night, some fresh snow will form new drifts, deposited atop a loose surface or older drifts, thus prone to triggering. At low altitudes the snow will fall on a moist surface, can bond better. The rain up to 2000 m will begin at night, weakend the snowpack, making loose-snow avalanches possible. The moist layer at ground level is wetter, favouring gliding snowpack movements.

Avalanche danger remains upright due to higher temperatures, wind and precipitation.