Deferegger Alps East

Currently there are favourable conditions generally.

Currently there are favourable conditions generally.

Individual avalanche prone locations for dry avalanches are to be found in particular on extremely steep shady slopes and at transitions from a shallow to a deep snowpack. These places are very rare but are difficult to recognise. On extremely steep sunny slopes individual mostly small wet avalanches are possible as a consequence of warming during the day and solar radiation, in particular below approximately 2400 m.

The snowpack is favourably layered and its surface has a crust that is strong in many cases, in particular on steep sunny slopes. The surface of the snowpack will freeze to form a strong crust only at high altitudes and will already be soft in the early morning. Sunshine and high temperatures will give rise as the day progresses to increasing moistening of the snowpack. In very isolated cases weak layers exist in the centre of the snowpack, especially on shady slopes above approximately 2200 m, and on sunny slopes at elevated altitudes. In steep terrain there is a danger of falling on the hard snow surface. The snowpack will be subject to considerable local variations above the tree line. At low and intermediate altitudes less snow than usual is lying.

Decrease in danger of wet avalanches as the temperature drops.