Lechtal Alps East

Wet snow represents the main danger.

Wet snow represents the main danger.

Wet avalanches can in some places be released by a single winter sport participant. Wherever the night is overcast the danger will already exist in the morning. The avalanche prone locations are to be found especially on very steep west, north and east facing slopes below approximately 2800 m. Avalanches can release the saturated snowpack and reach medium size. Individual gliding avalanches can also occur, caution is to be exercised in particular on very steep grassy slopes in the regions with a lot of snow.

Over a wide area a partly overcast night. The surface of the snowpack is frozen, but not to a significant depth and will soften quickly. Sunshine and high temperatures will give rise as the day progresses to increasing softening of the snowpack. Up to high altitudes rain will fall in the afternoon in some regions. On steep sunny slopes as well as at low and intermediate altitudes hardly any snow is lying.

Over a wide area up to 20 cm of snow, and even more in some localities, will fall until late morning above approximately 1700 m. The wind will be light.