Kaiser Mountains - Waidring Alps

The conditions are favourable over a wide area.

The conditions are favourable over a wide area.

More recent wind slabs are mostly small and can only be released in isolated cases. Individual avalanche prone locations are to be found especially on very steep shady slopes, especially adjacent to ridgelines and in pass areas. Very steep slopes are to be evaluated with care and prudence. Restraint should be exercised because avalanches can sweep people along and give rise to falls. In addition further individual gliding avalanches are possible, in particular on steep grassy slopes. Areas with glide cracks are to be avoided.

The mostly small wind slabs of the last few days have bonded quite well with the old snowpack. The snowpack is favourably layered and its surface consists of loosely bonded snow lying on a crust. Low and intermediate altitudes: The solar radiation will give rise as the day progresses to gradual moistening of the snowpack, this also applies on steep sunny slopes at elevated altitudes.

As a consequence of a freshening wind from westerly directions, small wind slabs will form on Monday.