Werdenfels Alps

Little wind slab, but avoid it!

Little wind slab, but avoid it!

The avalanche risk is moderate above 1800 metres and low below that. The main problem is wind slab avalanches. Small slab avalanches can be triggered by small additional loads in steep terrain adjacent to ridgelines in the north-west to north to south-east aspect as well as in gullies and bowls. Occasionally, deeper weak layers in the persistent weak layer can be disturbed and avalanches can reach medium size.

Small loose snow slides can release themselves from sunlit, rocky steep terrain.

On a small scale, there is wind slab snow on variously crusted can form snow surfaces, sometimes also on soft snow. A weak layer of angular snow crystals has formed underneath the layers of harsh snow. The base of the snowpack often consists of gritty floating snow. There are only a few centimetres of snow on the south side, which thaws quickly with the mild temperatures and sunshine.

No change in the avalanche risk is expected for the time being.