Gliding snow
- Below 2,600 m
- Size
- 2
Stability: very poor · Frequency: few
Low avalanche danger will prevail. Gliding snow requires caution.
Stability: very poor · Frequency: few
Low avalanche danger will prevail. Gliding snow requires caution.
On steep grassy slopes more gliding avalanches are possible, even medium-sized ones. This applies in particular on steep sunny slopes below approximately 2600 m. Caution is to be exercised in areas with glide cracks. Wind slabs can be released in isolated cases, but mostly only by large additional loads, on extremely steep shady slopes above approximately 2600 m. Caution is to be exercised adjacent to ridgelines.
Wind slabs have bonded well with the old snowpack. They are only small and unlikely to be released now. In particular below approximately 2200 m: The snowpack is wet and its surface has a crust. At low and intermediate altitudes only a little snow is now lying.
Individual wet loose snow avalanches are possible as the day progresses. Gliding avalanches can also occur.
Bulletin data: Avalanche Warning Service Tirol, avalanche.report (CC BY 4.0)