Lasörling Group

The danger of wet avalanches will already increase in the late morning.

The danger of wet avalanches will already increase in the late morning.

As a consequence of warming during the day and the solar radiation, the likelihood of wet avalanches being released will increase quickly. This applies on steep sunny slopes in all altitude zones, as well as on steep, rather lightly snow-covered shady slopes below approximately 2600 m. On steep grassy slopes more medium-sized and, in isolated cases, large gliding avalanches are possible below approximately 2600 m. Areas with glide cracks are to be avoided. In isolated cases wet avalanches can release the saturated snowpack and reach large size. In steep gullies avalanches can in isolated cases reach valley bottoms at relatively high altitudes. Backcountry tours and ascents to alpine cabins should be started and concluded very early.

The weather will be very warm. The surface of the snowpack will freeze to form a strong crust only at high altitudes and will already soften in the late morning. Sunshine and high temperatures will give rise from late morning to a loss of strength within the snowpack. The snowpack will be wet all the way through below approximately 2400 m. Hardly any snow is lying at low and intermediate altitudes.

Monday: The weather will be warm. Up to 2500 m and above rain will fall in some regions. The high humditiy will give rise as the day progresses to increasing and thorough wetting of the snowpack. On very steep slopes natural wet avalanches are to be expected. This applies especially on rather lightly snow-covered shady slopes in particular below approximately 2800 m. In addition some medium-sized and, in isolated cases, large gliding avalanches are possible.