Lechtal Alps East

Fresh wind slabs require caution. Weakly bonded old snow requires caution.

Fresh wind slabs require caution. Weakly bonded old snow requires caution.

As a consequence of new snow and a sometimes strong wind, sometimes avalanche prone wind slabs formed in particular on northwest, east and southeast facing slopes. This applies in gullies and bowls, as well as at the base of rock walls and behind abrupt changes in the terrain above approximately 2000 m. Fresh and somewhat older wind slabs can be released easily in some places. The prevalence of avalanche prone locations and likelihood of triggering will increase with altitude. Small and, in isolated cases, medium-sized avalanches are possible. Additionally in isolated cases avalanches can be released in near-ground layers and reach large size in isolated cases. The avalanche prone locations are to be found in particular on very steep west, north and east facing slopes above approximately 2000 m. Such avalanche prone locations are rare but are barely recognisable. Caution is to be exercised in particular at transitions from a shallow to a deep snowpack, when entering gullies and bowls for example.

Especially in the east over a wide area 5 to 10 cm of snow, and up to 20 cm in some localities, fell during the night. As a consequence of new snow and a sometimes strong wind from northwesterly directions, further wind slabs formed. Fresh and somewhat older wind slabs are lying on soft layers. Avalanche prone weak layers exist in the bottom section of the snowpack on west, north and east facing slopes. This applies above approximately 2000 m.

Wind slabs and weakly bonded old snow require caution.