Allgäu Alps West

Considerable avalanche danger at high altitudes

Considerable avalanche danger at high altitudes

One single winter sports enthusiast can trigger slab avalanches in the old snow. If they sweep away the entire snowpack, they can grow to medium size. Danger zones occur especially on steep shady slopes, but also in wind-loaded gullies and bowls in all aspects. Whumpf noises and fractures forming on the survace are alarm signals. Also remote triggerings continue to be possible. In addition, small-sized freshly generated snowdrifts in high-altitude ridgeline and pass areas require caution. Activities away from secured ski runs require experience in evaluating the terrain and assessing avalanche dangers.

Bonding of the most recent fresh snowfall and freshly generated snowdrifts to the often faceted, expansively metamorphosed old snowpack surface, as well as inside the unfavorably structured layers of the old snow, continues to be moderate-to-poor in places. In addition, layers inside the latest fresh snow and drifted snow are often still prone to triggering. Settling noises and fractures on the snowpack surface confirm this trigger-sensitivity.

Slight foehn-wind impact. Sun will shine most of the time in the mountains, only in the Rätikon-Silvretta zone will dense cloudbanks move in from the south. Mild temperatures will prevail. At 2000m: +1 degree; at 3000m: -5 degrees. Moderate southerly winds at high altitudes and in foehn lanes, later intensifying to brisk.

No significant change is anticipated. The old snow remains prone to triggering at high altitudes.