Lechquellen Mountains

Beware: small snowdrifts at high altitude and daytime rise in avalanche danger.

Beware: small snowdrifts at high altitude and daytime rise in avalanche danger.

Fresh snowfall and small fresh snowdrifts are increasingly prone to triggering with ascending altitude. Avalanche prone locations occur in ridgeline terrain and in wind-loaded gullies and bowls. Small triggerings are possible by winter sports enthusiasts, In isolated cases, small glide-snow avalanches are also possible. A cautious route selection is recommended. During the course of the day due to solar radiation and higher daytime temperatures, increasingly frequent moist slides and loose-snow avalanches are possible. Backcountry ski tours should be launched early and come to an end early in the day.

The old snowpack is thoroughly wet up to high altitudes. In ridgeline terrain in high-alpine zones, local small-area snowdrift accumulations are evident. In seldom-tracked terrain on shady steep slopes in high-alpine zones, there are unfavorable intermediate layers inside the snowpack. There have, however, been now avalanches reported over the last few days. Very little information from outlying terrain is available to the Avalanche Warning Service. Details of current weather conditions at the measurement stations of the LWD are available at https://lawis.at/station/

On Sunday, intermittent sunshine but a mixture of clouds above summit level. In the afternoon, convective cloud build-up, occasional showers are possible. Snowfall level at 2400m. At 2000m: 2-7 degrees. Light winds, gusty in case of thunderstorms.

Due to higher daytime temperatures and solar radiation, loose-snow slides and small wet-snow avalanches are possible during the course of the day