Karawanks West

Individual avalanche prone locations are to be found on wind-protected northwest, north and northeast facing slopes above approximately 1800 m.

Individual avalanche prone locations are to be found on wind-protected northwest, north and northeast facing slopes above approximately 1800 m.

Avalanches can in isolated cases be released in near-ground layers, even by a single winter sport participant. Such avalanche prone locations are rare but are barely recognisable. In steep gullies avalanches can in some cases reach medium size. Shooting cracks when stepping on the snowpack can indicate the danger. The Avalanche Warning Service currently has only a small amount of information that has been collected in the field, so that the avalanche danger should be investigated especially thoroughly in the relevant locality.

Faceted weak layers exist in the bottom section of the old snowpack in places that are protected from the wind. In the regions exposed to heavier precipitation this applies in particular on northwest, north and northeast facing slopes.

The snowpack remains unstable at elevated altitudes.