Karawanks West

The fresh wind slabs remain prone to triggering.

Over a wide area 25 to 40 cm of snow has fallen above approximately 1600 m. The wind has transported the new snow. The fresh wind slabs are lying on soft layers. Faceted weak layers exist in the bottom section of the old snowpack in gullies and bowls.

Wind slabs are to be evaluated with care and prudence.

The fresh wind slabs remain prone to triggering.

As a consequence of new snow and a moderate to strong wind from variable directions, avalanche prone wind slabs formed especially adjacent to ridgelines and in gullies and bowls. They are covered with new snow and are difficult to recognise. Avalanches can in very isolated cases be released in near-ground layers also. In steep gullies avalanches can in some cases reach medium size. Such avalanche prone locations are very rare but are barely recognisable. Shooting cracks when stepping on the snowpack can indicate the danger. The Avalanche Warning Service currently has only a small amount of information that has been collected in the field, so that the avalanche danger should be investigated especially thoroughly in the relevant locality.