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Due to rainfall, wet-snow avalanches possible at any time or day or night. Fresh snowdrifts in high-alpine zones.

Due to rainfall, wet-snow avalanches possible at any time or day or night. Fresh snowdrifts in high-alpine zones.

Wet-snow avalanches possible at any time or day or night, due to a thoroughly wet snowpack following a night of overcast skies., esp. at the foot of rock walls on the Italian border. Wet-snow avalanches can fracture down to ground level and grow to medium size, esp. in zones with sufficient snow. Runout zones should be avoided. Freshly generated snowdrift accumulations can often be triggered by one sole skier, esp. on very steep shady slopes above 2800m. Such danger zones occur in ridgeline terrain, in gullies and bowls. These are unfavorable conditions for backcountry tours.

Rainfall expected up to high altitudes. Weather conditions below 2800m are leading to the snowpack becoming thoroughly wet. Following a night of overcast skies, reduced outgoing radiation and the snowpack surface can freeze only superficially, it softens swiftly in the morning. High-alpine zones: up to 20cm of fresh snowfall expected, locally more. Due to fresh fallen snow and often strong southerly winds, small new snowdrift accumulations will be generated. On steep sunny slopes below 1900m there is hardly any snow on the ground.

On Thursday, gray weather anticipated, often poor visibility. Hardly any precipitation is anticipated in the morning hours, later on heavy rainfall will unfold from the southwest. Moderate SE winds will be blowing, stronger at high altitudes. At 2000m: +5 degrees. Source: GeoSphere Austria

pDue to rainfall, frequency and size of danger zones are on the increase