Lechquellen Mountains

Caution: small-area snowdrift accumulations at high altitudes

Caution: small-area snowdrift accumulations at high altitudes

Avalanche danger is low. Above 2200m, mostly small avalanches can be triggered by winter sports enthusiasts in steep terrain. Apart from the danger of being buried in snow masses, the risks of being swept along and forced to take a fall require adequate caution. On steep grass-covered slopes with sufficient snow on the ground or atop smooth ground, increasingly frequent small-to-medium glide-snow avalanches are possible.

At high altitudes a few cm of fresh snow is expected, to be deposited atop a well-consolidated old snowpack. On shady slopes, expansively metamorphosed, soft layers, otherwise often breakable wind crusts or melt-freeze crusts will be blanketed over. Bonding is generally good. On north-facing slopes at high altitudes, small-area, thin snowdrift accumulations atop soft layers could be prone to triggering.

Wednesday will have compact cloud cover or fog. After a dry start, intermittent precipitation will set in. Snowfall level at 1500m. In the afternoon hours, drier again, with bright intervals, improved visibility and only isolated showers. Temperatures dropping slightly. At 2000m: -3 to 0 degrees. Light to moderate SW winds, brisker in foehn lanes.

Avalanche danger will not change significantly before the next period of major precipitation.