Ankogel-Hochalm Group

Wind slabs are to be evaluated with care and prudence. Weakly bonded old snow requires caution.

Weakly bonded old snow requires caution. The high temperatures will give rise to slight moistening of the snowpack.

Wind slabs are to be evaluated with care and prudence. Weakly bonded old snow requires caution.

The wind slabs can be released by a single winter sport participant in some cases on west to north to east facing aspects above approximately 2200 m. Individual avalanche prone locations are to be found also on south facing slopes above approximately 2800 m. Caution is to be exercised in particular in gullies and bowls, and behind abrupt changes in the terrain. In some cases avalanches are medium-sized. Shooting cracks when stepping on the snowpack can indicate the danger. Additionally in isolated cases avalanches can penetrate near-ground layers of the snowpack and reach large size, especially on west, north and east facing slopes above approximately 2200 m, and on south facing slopes at elevated altitudes. Loose snow avalanches are possible, but they will be mostly small. In the event of solar radiation this applies in particular on extremely steep slopes.

Some snow will fall. The sometimes storm force wind has transported the new snow. In some cases the various wind slabs have bonded poorly together. The old snowpack will be weakly bonded in some places, especially on west, north and east facing slopes above approximately 2200 m, and on south facing slopes at elevated altitudes.