Avalanche forecast

Saualpe North

LWD Kärnten
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Avalanche danger

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1 · Low
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Highlights

Individual avalanche prone locations are to be found in particular in gullies and bowls, and behind abrupt changes in the terrain at elevated altitudes.

Avalanche problems

  • Wind slab

    • Above 1,800 m
    Size
    1

    Stability: poor · Frequency: few

  • Persistent weak layers

    • Above 1,900 m
    Size
    2

    Stability: fair · Frequency: few

Avalanche Activity

Individual avalanche prone locations are to be found in particular in gullies and bowls, and behind abrupt changes in the terrain at elevated altitudes.

The hard wind slabs can be released in isolated cases at elevated altitudes. Avalanche prone locations are to be found in gullies and bowls, and behind abrupt changes in the terrain. Mostly avalanches are small. Avalanches can additionally in very isolated cases be released in deeper layers, in particular by large additional loads. This applies on very steep west, north and east facing slopes above approximately 1900 m. In very isolated cases avalanches are medium-sized.

Snowpack Structure

In the last few days the wind was storm force over a wide area. The gusty wind has transported the fresh and old snow significantly. Hard wind slabs formed. The old snowpack will be weakly bonded, especially on west, north and east facing slopes above approximately 1900 m.

Tendency

Low avalanche danger will prevail.

Bulletin data: Avalanche Warning Service Carinthia, lawinen.report (CC BY 4.0)

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