Lechtal Alps East

The danger of wet avalanches will increase during the day.

The danger of wet avalanches will increase during the day.

As a consequence of warming and solar radiation, the natural activity of wet avalanches will rapidly increase. This applies on steep east, south and west facing slopes, this also applies on shady slopes below approximately 2400 m. The wet avalanches can release the saturated snowpack and reach medium size. In steep gullies avalanches can in isolated cases reach areas without any snow cover. On steep grassy slopes more frequent medium-sized and, in isolated cases, large gliding avalanches are possible below approximately 2600 m. Areas with glide cracks are to be avoided. Backcountry tours and ascents to alpine cabins should be started and concluded very early.

The weather will be exceptionally warm. The surface of the snowpack will freeze to form a strong crust only at high altitudes and will already soften in the late morning. Sunshine and high temperatures will give rise from late morning to extreme and thorough wetting of the snowpack especially on very steep slopes. These conditions will cause a rapid weakening of the snowpack. In areas with a thinner snowpack the saturation and consequently the loss of strength happens more rapidly. Hardly any snow is lying at low and intermediate altitudes.

The weather will be exceptionally warm. The summery weather conditions will give rise to increasing and thorough wetting of the snowpack at elevated altitudes. The danger of wet and gliding avalanches will persist.