Avalanche forecast

Reisseck Group

LWD Kärnten
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Avalanche danger

Above 2,000 m
3 · Considerable
Below 2,000 m
1 · Low
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Highlights

Avalanches can as before be released, even by a single winter sport participant. The snowpack remains prone to triggering.

Avalanche problems

  • Persistent weak layers

    • Above 2,000 m
    Size
    2

    Stability: poor · Frequency: some

Snowpack Structure

Some snow will fall in some regions. Above approximately 2000 m: The snowpack will be prone to triggering. Distinct weak layers exist in the old snowpack. This applies in particular on west, north and east facing slopes. Below approximately 2000 m as well as steep sunny slopes: The snowpack is fairly homogeneous and its surface has a crust that is barely capable of bearing a load.

Tendency

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

Avalanche Activity

Avalanches can as before be released, even by a single winter sport participant. The snowpack remains prone to triggering.

Avalanches can as before be released easily. Mostly they are medium-sized. Caution is to be exercised in particular on steep west, north and east facing slopes above approximately 2000 m. The avalanche prone locations are barely recognisable, even to the trained eye. Whumpfing sounds and the formation of shooting cracks when stepping on the snowpack can indicate the danger. Remotely triggered avalanches are possible in isolated cases.

Bulletin data: Avalanche Warning Service Carinthia, lawinen.report (CC BY 4.0)

Regions covered