Bregenzerwald Mountains

Increase in danger due to fresh snow and snowdrifts

On Thursday, snowfall and higher temperatures for a brief period. Subsequently conditions will remain instable. The avalanche situation is not expected to change significantly to begin with. The next avalanche bulletin will be published on Friday at latest.

Increase in danger due to fresh snow and snowdrifts

The major problem: freshly generated snowdrifts. Avalanche prone locations are found mostly on W-N-SE facing steep ridgeline slopes and in wind-loaded gullies and bowls. Slab avalanches can be triggered by one single person. At high altitudes the releases can grow to large size. Activities in outlying terrain away from secured ski pistes require much experience in assessing avalanche dangers in open terrain. Furthermore, at low and intermediate altitudes on steep, grassy slopes and hillsides in all aspects, increasingly frequent naturally triggered small-to-medium sized glide-snow avalanches can be expected.

The snowpack has highly irregular snow distribution. The fresh fallen snow was transported by strong winds and fresh snowdrift accumulations were generated which are prone to triggering. The fresh snow and drifts are often poorly bonded to the old snowpack or to intermediate layers inside the snowpack. At low altitudes the snow fell on bare ground. There is currently only little data available to the Avalanche Warning Service about the snowpack.

Mostly sunny but very cold weather is coming to the mountains. In early morning the clouds will quickly disperse, in the afternoon clouds from the southwest will move in above summit level, creating diffuse light. Temperature at 2000m: -10 to -6 degrees. Brisk winds at high altitude, in the afternoon blowing at strong velocity from west to southwest.