Deferegger Alps East

Fresh wind slabs are to be evaluated with care and prudence.

Fresh wind slabs are to be evaluated with care and prudence.

Fresh wind slabs represent the main danger. Avalanches can in some places be released, even by a single winter sport participant and reach medium size. The avalanche prone locations are to be found above the tree line and in areas close to the tree line. Avalanches can in isolated cases be released in the weakly bonded old snow also, especially on steep shady slopes. On extremely steep sunny slopes individual moist loose snow avalanches are possible as the day progresses.

The wind was storm force over a wide area. In some cases the various wind slabs have bonded still only poorly with each other and the old snowpack, in particular on very steep west, north and east facing slopes, as well as adjacent to ridgelines in all aspects at elevated altitudes. Towards its base, the snowpack is faceted, especially on wind-protected shady slopes.

The snowpack remains in some cases prone to triggering.