Avalanche forecast

Karawanks West

LWD Kärnten
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Avalanche danger

Above 1,900 m
2 · Moderate
Below 1,900 m
1 · Low
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Highlights

Weakly bonded old snow on northwest, north and northeast facing slopes.

Avalanche problems

  • Persistent weak layers

    • Above 1,900 m
    Size
    2

    Stability: poor · Frequency: few

Avalanche Activity

Weakly bonded old snow on northwest, north and northeast facing slopes.

Dry avalanches can be released, even by small loads in isolated cases and reach medium size. This applies especially above approximately 1900 m on northwest, north and northeast facing slopes. The avalanche prone locations are rare. As a consequence of warming during the day and solar radiation individual moist and wet avalanches are possible, but they will be mostly small. Caution is to be exercised in particular at the base of rock walls on very steep west and east facing slopes. Many starting zones have released the snow.

Snowpack Structure

Distinct weak layers exist in the old snowpack in particular on northeast, north and northwest facing slopes. This applies especially above approximately 1900 m. Outgoing longwave radiation during the night will be reduced. The weather conditions will give rise to increasing and thorough wetting of the snowpack especially on very steep sunny slopes.

Tendency

Weakly bonded old snow requires caution.

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

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