Lechquellen Mountains

Weak old snow esp. on shady slopes - wet-snow avalanches during daytime hours

Weak old snow esp. on shady slopes - wet-snow avalanches during daytime hours

Avalanche prone locations for dry-snow avalanches occur above 2200 m, mostly in seldom-tracked steep terrain. Transitions from shallow to deep snow, e.g. entries into gullies and bowls, require caution. Avalanches are possible particularly by large additional loading. A cautious route selection is recommended. Due to solar radiation and daytime warming, small to medium sized wet-snow and glide-snow avalanches are possible during the course of the day.

In the upper and mid-parts of the snowpack are expansively metamorphosed (faceted) layers, mostly blanketed to a sufficient degree, thus unlikely to trigger. If at all, then in transitions from shallow to deep snow. These danger zones are not visible to the naked eye. In higher exposed ones there are small, older snowdrift accumulations. Due to solar radiation and daytime warming the snowpack often forfeits firmness during the day.

Nocturnal hours: mostly a night of clear skies and good outgoing radiation, some high clouds as morning approaches. Wednesday: clouds above the peaks will hamper the sunshine, create diffuse light conditions, most summits will remain free. The clouds will descend as the day progresses. At 2000 m: +3 degrees. Light SW winds.

Thursday will be heavily overcast and foggy, a few minor snow showers. The danger of dry-snow avalanches is not expected to change significantly. The danger of wet-snow avalanches will recede.