Werdenfels Alps

Take care in blown-in areas. These are sometimes difficult to recognise.

Take care in blown-in areas. These are sometimes difficult to recognise.

The avalanche risk is considerable above the tree line and moderate below it. The main problem is wind slab. Medium-sized slab avalanches can be triggered in many places with little additional load. The avalanche prone locations are in the steep terrain adjacent to ridgelines in the north to east to south-east aspects, distant from ridgelines behind terrain edges and in gullies and bowls. They increase in number and extent with altitude.

Smaller gliding avalanches can detach themselves on individual, very steep, sunny slopes. Smaller loose snow avalanches are possible on steep terrain interspersed with rocks.

It will snow another 20 to 30 cm by Tuesday evening as the wind dies down. On leeward slopes, fresh and older snowdrift accumulations are prone to triggering on soft layers. In addition, graupel and weak intermediate layers are embedded in the upper metre of the snowpack in places in the area of melting snow caps. The snowpack base is compact and largely stable. Deep-lying layers of faceted crystals are difficult to disturb. On the south side, the snow is often wet towards the ground. Sliding movements on smooth ground are possible.

The avalanche danger remains.