Allgäu Alps West

Frequent wet-snow avalanches – Fresh high-altitude drifts prone to triggering

Frequent wet-snow avalanches – Fresh high-altitude drifts prone to triggering

Particularly in areas with rain impact, increasingly frequent small-to-medium wet-snow and glide-snow avalanches are possible. At high altitudes, fresh trigger-sensitive snowdrift accumlations were generated. Small-to-medium slab avalanches can be triggered by winter sports enthusiasts. In addition, slab avalanches can be triggered in the old snow by large additional loading in some places. Caution urged on high-altitude very steep shady slopes.

At low and intermediate altitudes the snowpack is being weakened by heavy rainfall. Several medium-to-large sized avalanches have already been reported. Above 2200m there was 20-30cm of fresh snow registered. As a result of strong winds it was transported and generated fresh snowdrift accumulations. These are prone to triggering. At high altitudes, particularly on shady slopes, faceted intermediate layers occur inside the snowpack, they are trigger-sensitive in places.

Rainfall and snowfall in high alpine regions will taper off by midday. In the afternoon it will turn sunny. The temperatures will continue to rise. Temperature at 2000m: 2-6 degrees. Moderate-strength high altitude winds, brisk to start with, from the west.

Very sunny, very mild. Therefore, increasingly frequent small-to-medium sized wet-snow and glide-snow avalanches possible.