Avalanche forecast

Lasörling Group

LWD Tirol
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Avalanche danger

All elevations· Morning
2 · Moderate
All elevations· Afternoon
3 · Considerable
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Highlights

The weather will be exceptionally warm. The danger of wet avalanches will increase quickly during the day.

Avalanche problems

  • Wet snow· Morning

    • Below 2,200 m
    Size
    2

    Stability: very poor · Frequency: few

  • Gliding snow· Morning

    • Below 2,600 m
    Size
    2

    Stability: very poor · Frequency: some

  • Wet snow· Afternoon

    • All elevations
    Size
    3

    Stability: very poor · Frequency: some

  • Gliding snow· Afternoon

    • Below 2,600 m
    Size
    3

    Stability: very poor · Frequency: few

Avalanche Activity

The weather will be exceptionally warm. The danger of wet avalanches will increase quickly 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 and west facing slopes below approximately 2800 m, as well as on steep south facing slopes in all altitude zones, this also applies on shady slopes below approximately 2600 m. In some cases the wet avalanches can release the saturated snowpack and reach large size. In steep gullies avalanches can in some 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 early and concluded timely.

Snowpack Structure

Over a wide area a clear night. The weather will be exceptionally warm. The surface of the snowpack has frozen to form a strong crust only at high altitudes and will soften quickly. 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.

Tendency

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.

Bulletin data: Avalanche Warning Service Tirol, avalanche.report (CC BY 4.0)

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