Lechtal Alps East

Fresh wind slabs at elevated altitudes. Slight increase in danger of wet avalanches.

Fresh wind slabs at elevated altitudes. Slight increase in danger of wet avalanches.

As a consequence of a sometimes strong southerly foehn wind, avalanche prone wind slabs formed in some cases. Such avalanche prone locations for dry avalanches are to be found on very steep shady slopes at elevated altitudes, in particular adjacent to ridgelines, as well as at the base of rock walls and behind abrupt changes in the terrain. In regions exposed to the foehn wind these avalanche prone locations are a little more prevalent. As a consequence of warming during the day, the likelihood of wet loose snow avalanches being released will increase. On very steep slopes individual mostly small wet loose snow avalanches are possible. An increasing number of small and, in isolated cases, medium-sized gliding avalanches are possible as the penetration by moisture increases.

As a consequence of a sometimes strong southerly foehn wind, small wind slabs formed in the last few days especially in the regions exposed to the foehn wind. These are lying on soft layers in particular on steep shady slopes at elevated altitudes. Faceted weak layers exist deeper in the old snowpack on little used shady slopes. The weather conditions as the day progresses will give rise to increasing softening of the snowpack. Below the tree line only a little snow is now lying.

As a consequence of mild temperatures the snow drift accumulations will stabilise during the next few days. The weather conditions as the day progresses will give rise to increasing softening of the snowpack.