Upper Passeier Valley

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

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

High altitudes and the high Alpine regions: Increase in danger of dry avalanches as a consequence of new snow and strong wind. The fresh wind slabs are in isolated cases prone to triggering on west to north to east facing aspects. Avalanches can reach medium size in particular in the regions exposed to heavier precipitation. As a consequence of the precipitation wet and gliding avalanches are possible, especially below approximately 2600 m. In very isolated cases avalanches can release the saturated snowpack and reach a dangerous size.

High Alpine regions: In some localities up to 15 cm of snow will fall. As a consequence of a sometimes strong wind from southerly directions, wind slabs will form in particular in the vicinity of peaks. The rain will give rise to a loss of strength within the snowpack.

Fresh wind slabs in the high Alpine regions. Decrease in danger of wet avalanches as the temperature drops.