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

Individual avalanche prone locations are to be found in particular on northwest to north to northeast facing aspects.

Avalanche problems

  • Persistent weak layers

    • Above 1,900 m
    Size
    2

    Stability: poor · Frequency: few

Avalanche Activity

Individual avalanche prone locations are to be found in particular on northwest to north to northeast facing aspects.

In very isolated cases avalanches can be released in the old snowpack and reach medium size. This applies even in case of a single winter sport participant in isolated cases, especially above approximately 1900 m on northwest, north and northeast facing slopes. Only isolated mostly small wet avalanches are possible. Many starting zones have released the snow.

Snowpack Structure

Outgoing longwave radiation during the night will be good. The surface of the snowpack will freeze to form a strong crust. The weather conditions as the day progresses will give rise to softening of the snowpack in particular on very steep sunny slopes. Shady slopes: Distinct weak layers exist in the old snowpack on west, north and east facing slopes. This applies especially above approximately 1900 m.

Tendency

Weakly bonded old snow requires caution. Slight increase in danger of wet avalanches as a consequence of warming during the day and solar radiation.

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

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