Deferegger Alps East

Wind slabs require caution.

Fresh wind slabs are to be evaluated with care and prudence. On Tuesday the wind will be strong in some cases. Over a wide area 10 to 30 cm of snow, and even more in some localities, will fall.

Wind slabs require caution.

The somewhat older wind slabs are in some cases still prone to triggering in particular on very steep shady slopes above approximately 2400 m. Such avalanche prone locations are clearly recognisable to the trained eye. Mostly avalanches are rather small. In very isolated cases dry avalanches can also be triggered in the old snowpack, especially on very steep shady slopes at transitions from a shallow to a deep snowpack, this applies in particular in case of a large load.

The rather small wind slabs are lying on soft layers in particular on shady slopes. In its middle, the snowpack consists of faceted crystals, especially on shady slopes. Only a small amount of snow is lying for the time of year.