Bregenzerwald Mountains

Danger of wet-snow avalanches even in the morning

Danger of wet-snow avalanches even in the morning

Following a mild night with overcast skies and reduced outgoing radiation, moderate danger prevails. Naturally triggered wet-snow and glide-snow avalanches can be expected, reaching medium size in high-altitude starting zones. Wet-snow avalanches can be triggered by persons in steep terrain. In addition, the old snowpack can be triggered by large additional loading in extremely steep terrain. Apart from the danger of being buried in snow masses, the risks of being swept along and forced to take a fall require adequate caution.

On E/S/W-facing slopes up to high-alpine regions and on shady slopes up to 2200m, the moist snowpack is able to consolidate somewhat during the nighttime hours. Due to rainfall in the afternoon up to 2500m, the snowpack will be further weakened. On very steep shady slopes at high altitudes, unfavorable intermediate layers are evident inside the old snowpack.

Compact clouds, dust from the Sahara desert will create very diffuse light conditions, the summits might remain in the clear. Some minor rainfall in the morning hours, snowflakes above 2500m. In the afternoon, improving weather conditions, some sunshine. At 2000m: 4-7 degrees. Moderate to brisk southerly winds, stronger gusts in the foehn lanes.

Wet-snow and gliding snow remain the major danger.