Lechtal Alps East

Wind slabs and wet snow require caution.

Wind slabs and wet snow require caution.

Some fresh snow and the small wind slabs that are being formed by the sometimes strong northwesterly wind are in isolated cases prone to triggering at elevated altitudes. Wet avalanches can in very isolated cases be released by a single winter sport participant. Wherever a lot of rain falls the danger will increase more quickly. The avalanche prone locations are to be found especially on very steep west, north and east facing slopes below approximately 2600 m.

Over a wide area an overcast night. The old snowpack is wet. Up to intermediate altitudes rain will fall. Above approximately 2200 m snow will fall. As a consequence of new snow and a sometimes strong northwesterly wind, small wind slabs will form at elevated altitudes.

The fresh wind slabs are bonding well with the old snowpack. As a consequence of warming during the day and solar radiation individual loose snow slides are possible as the day progresses, but they will be mostly small.