Lechtal Alps East

Slight increase in danger of wet avalanches in the course of the day.

Slight increase in danger of wet avalanches in the course of the day.

As a consequence of warming during the day and the solar radiation, the likelihood of wet loose snow avalanches being released will increase a little. On extremely steep sunny slopes individual mostly small natural wet avalanches are possible from the middle of the day. Individual avalanche prone locations for dry avalanches are to be found on extremely steep shady slopes at elevated altitudes, in particular adjacent to ridgelines. In regions exposed to the foehn wind these avalanche prone locations are a little more prevalent.

Sunny slopes: The snowpack will be in most cases well bonded. As a consequence of low temperatures and low relative humidity a crust will form on the surface during the course of the night. Sunshine and high temperatures will give rise as the day progresses to increasing softening of the snowpack. Below the tree line only a little snow is now lying. Shady slopes: As a consequence of a moderate southerly foehn wind, clearly visible wind slabs will form in the regions exposed to the foehn wind. They are in isolated cases prone to triggering on shady slopes at elevated altitudes. Faceted weak layers exist deeper in the old snowpack on little used shady slopes.

The surface of the snowpack will cool hardly at all during the overcast night. The weather conditions will give rise to increasing softening of the snowpack. This also applies at intermediate and high altitudes. The wind will be moderate to strong in particular in the regions exposed to the foehn wind. Fresh wind slabs in the high Alpine regions.