Bregenzerwald Mountains

Lots of fresh snow, considerable avalanche danger

Lots of fresh snow, considerable avalanche danger

At high altitudes avalanche danger is considerable. Main problem: large amounts of fresh fallen snow. Danger zones occur on steep slopes in all aspects. Small-to-medium slab avalanches and loose-snow or slab avalanches can be triggered by one sole person. These releases can place exposed zones at risk. Activities in outlying terrain require experience in assessing the terrain and avalanche dangers. At all altitudes in steep terrain and on smooth grass-covered slopes in all aspects, glide-snow avalanches are possible which can reach medium size.

The large amounts of fresh fallen snow with little wind have been able to settle at lower altitudes and bond with the old snowpack. At higher altitudes the settling process takes longer, due to low temperatures. In places there are soft layers or older snowdrift accumulations which have been blanketed over, and the bonding inside the fresh snow and between fresh and older snow is poor. In high altitude ridgeline terrain, the fresh snow has already been transported, generating new snowdrift masses. There is currently little data available to the Avalanche Warning Service about the snowpack in various regions.

Nocturnal hours: the snowfall will come to an end. Cloud cover will disperse, the sky will be star-studded and it will be very cold. Cloudless to slightly cloudy. In places, some residual fog will cling to the mountain flanks. Winds make it feel even colder than it is. At 2000 m: -14 to -8 degrees. Light to moderate NW winds.

On Monday, rising temperatures. The snowpack will be able to settle another notch and increasingly consolidate. As W/SW winds intensify, snow transport will begin at high altitudes. Thus, the avalanche situation continues to be treacherous and tense.