Allgäu Alps West

Isolated avalanche prone locations in persistent weak layer. Isolated glide-snow avalanches.

The shallow snowpack is well consolidated for the most part, and low in tensions. On shady slopes in high alpine regions, isolated weak layers inside the snowpack occur. As a result of intermittently strong foehn winds, loose old snow was transported from place to place and generated small-sized snowdrifts at high altitudes. There is currently limited information from outlying terrain available to the Avalanche Warning Service.

A low-pressure front over the Mediterranean will bring weak perturbances, lots of cloud cover, but not much precipitation. Above 1600m, light snowfall is possible. During the afternoon hours, clouds will dispese somewhat, some sunshine is possible. Temperature at 2000m: 0 degrees. Light high altitude winds from varying directions.

Thursday will be very sunny. Avalanche danger is not expected to change.

Isolated avalanche prone locations in persistent weak layer. Isolated glide-snow avalanches.

Avalanches can be triggered in the persistent weak layer in isolated cases on very steep shady slopes. These releases are usually small-sized. The risks of injuries from being forced to take a fall outweigh those of being buried in snow masses. Freshly generated, small-sized snowdrift accumulations are prone to triggering and require attentiveness. Isolated, usually small-sized glide-snow avalanches are still possible on steep smooth slopes which have not yet discharged.