Upper Passeier Valley

Weakly bonded old snow and wet snow require caution.

The weather will be mild. Slight increase in danger of wet avalanches in the course of the day.

Weakly bonded old snow and wet snow require caution.

Currently there are quite favourable conditions generally. Weak layers in the old snowpack can still be released in some places by individual winter sport participants, especially at transitions from a shallow to a deep snowpack, when entering gullies and bowls for example, as well as in little used backcountry terrain. The avalanche prone locations are rare but are difficult to recognise. Avalanches are medium-sized. On extremely steep sunny slopes individual small to medium-sized wet avalanches are possible as a consequence of warming during the day and solar radiation, in particular below approximately 2400 m.

The snowpack will be quite well bonded. Isolated avalanche prone weak layers exist in the bottom section of the snowpack, especially on shady slopes above approximately 2200 m, and on sunny slopes at elevated altitudes. On Sunday the wind will be strong to storm force in some cases. The wind will transport only a little snow. The surface of the snowpack has frozen to form a strong crust. Sunshine and high temperatures will give rise as the day progresses to gradual softening of the snowpack. This applies especially on sunny slopes below approximately 2400 m. The surface of the snowpack will soften later than the day before. The snowpack will be subject to considerable local variations above the tree line. At low and intermediate altitudes less snow than usual is lying.