Avalanche forecast

Lechtal Alps East

LWD Tirol
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Avalanche danger

Above 2,600 m
1 · Low
Below 2,600 m
2 · Moderate
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Highlights

Gliding avalanches are the main danger. Fresh wind slabs at elevated altitudes.

Avalanche problems

  • Gliding snow

    • Below 2,600 m
    Size
    2

    Stability: very poor · Frequency: few

Avalanche Activity

Gliding avalanches are the main danger. Fresh wind slabs at elevated altitudes.

A moderate (level 2) danger of gliding avalanches exists, in particular on steep east, south and west facing slopes below approximately 2600 m. Gliding avalanches can be released at any time of day or night. Caution is to be exercised in areas with glide cracks. In the afternoon small wind slabs will form in some places. The fresh wind slabs can be released in isolated cases on steep shady slopes. At elevated altitudes the prevalence of the avalanche prone locations will increase. These places are easy to recognise. In steep terrain there is a danger of falling on the hard snow surface.

Snowpack Structure

In some regions up to 10 cm of snow has fallen above approximately 1000 m. The strong wind will transport the new snow. The old snowpack will be stable over a wide area. Low and intermediate altitudes: The snowpack is wet all the way through and its surface has a melt-freeze crust that is strong in many cases, this also applies on steep sunny slopes at high altitude.

Tendency

There is a danger of gliding avalanches. Fresh wind slabs require caution.

Bulletin data: Avalanche Warning Service Tirol, avalanche.report (CC BY 4.0)

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