Werdenfels Alps

Wet-snow avalanches often have long plummet paths

Wet-snow avalanches often have long plummet paths

Avalanche danger above 1600 m is moderate, below that altitude danger is low. Main problem: gliding snow. On very steep grass-covered slopes and rocks, wet glide-snow avalanches can release naturally. Large releases are sometimes possible in Allgäu. Small wet loose-snow avalanches can release naturally in extremely steep terrain due to solar radiation.

Skies on Saturday night will be partly cloudy. A melt-freeze crust will form only where there is sufficient outgoing radiation. During the daytime it softens due to warmth and solar radiation. The snowpack is thoroughly wet. A cohesive snowpack is found only on high-altitude shady slopes. On south-facing slopes the ground is becoming bare of snow up to summit levels.

On Monday, wet-snow avalanches will increase due to rainfall. Cool temperatures at mid-week will make this danger recede.