Avalanche forecast

Lechtal Alps Central

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Avalanche danger

Above treeline
3 · Considerable
Below treeline
1 · Low
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Highlights

The snowpack will be prone to triggering. Fresh wind slabs require caution.

Avalanche problems

  • Persistent weak layers

    • Above treeline
    Size
    2

    Stability: poor · Frequency: some

  • Wind slab

    • Above treeline
    Size
    1

    Stability: poor · Frequency: some

Avalanche Activity

The snowpack will be prone to triggering. Fresh wind slabs require caution.

Avalanches can mostly be released easily. They are medium-sized. Caution is to be exercised in particular on steep west, north and east facing slopes above the tree line. The avalanche prone locations are barely recognisable. Whumpfing sounds and the formation of shooting cracks when stepping on the snowpack can indicate the danger. As a consequence of the occasionally strong wind, fresh snow drift accumulations will form. These are in some cases prone to triggering in particular on northwest to north to east facing aspects. The avalanche situation is more favourable in highly frequented off-piste terrain.

Snowpack Structure

Over a wide area 10 to 20 cm of snow will fall. The wind will be strong. The fresh wind slabs will be deposited on surface hoar in some places above the tree line. This applies in particular on northwest, north and east facing slopes. Distinct weak layers exist in the old snowpack, especially on west, north and east facing slopes above the tree line.

Tendency

Weak layers in the old snowpack necessitate caution. A sometimes treacherous avalanche situation will persist.

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

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