Deferegger Alps East

The conditions are generally favourable.

The conditions are generally favourable.

A certain danger of gliding avalanches exists. This applies in the regions with a lot of snow on steep east, south and west facing slopes below approximately 2600 m. Caution is to be exercised in areas with glide cracks. Older wind slabs can be released in isolated cases, but mostly only by large additional loads, on extremely steep shady slopes in high Alpine regions. The avalanche prone locations are very rare and are easy to recognise. In steep terrain there is a danger of falling on the hard snow surface.

The snowpack will be stable over a wide area. Towards its base, the snowpack is faceted. Snow depths vary greatly above the tree line, depending on the infuence of the wind. Sunshine and high temperatures will give rise as the day progresses to slight moistening of the snowpack on steep sunny slopes. Low and intermediate altitudes: The snowpack is wet all the way through and its surface has a melt-freeze crust that is strong in many cases, this also applies on steep sunny slopes at high altitude.

Over a wide area 5 to 10 cm of snow, and even more in some localities, will fall on Sunday above approximately 1000 m. As a consequence of new snow and strong wind there will be only a slight increase in the avalanche danger. Fresh wind slabs require caution. A certain danger of gliding avalanches exists.