Bregenzerwald Mountains

Slightly increasing avalanche danger

Slightly increasing avalanche danger

Avalanche danger will increase slightly during the course of the day. Freshly generated, mostly small-sized snowdrift accumulations can be triggered as small slab avalanches in places. Danger zones are located especially near ridgelines and in wind-loaded gullies and bowls, as well as in extremely steep terrain. Apart from the risks of being buried in snow masses, the danger of being swept along and being forced to take a fall also require caution.

Fresh snowfall is anticipated: 5-15cm. This and the loosely-packed old snow will be transported by the intermittently strong-velocity winds. Fresh snow and drifts will be deposited frequently on top of a loosely-packed old snowpack surface and bond poorly with it. The old snowpack is unfavorably metamorphosed.

Westerly winds will increase at high altitudes and heavy cloud cover will move in during the nighttime hours, a bit of light snowfall could result in the latter part of the night and during the morning. In the afternoon, heavier snowfall will set in. Temperature at 2000m: rising from -12 to -7 degrees; at 3000m: from -18 to -10 degrees. Strong westerly to northwesterly winds at high altitudes.

Avalanche danger will continue to increase as result of fresh snowfall and wind