Lechquellen Mountains

Isolated avalanche prone locations in persistent weak layer of old snow.

In some places traces of fresh fallen snow blanket a superficially melt-freeze encrusted, mostly hardened old snowpack surface, which softens up slightly during the daytime hours, particularly on sunny slopes. South-facing slopes are bare of snow up to high altitudes. Only limited information from outlying terrain is currently available to the Avalanche Warning Services.

Extremely sunny winter sporting weather on Boxing Day with palpable easterly winds. Skies will be cloudless over far-reaching regions, it will not be very cold. Temperatures at 2000: -1 to +3 degrees; at 3000m: -5 degrees. Moderate easterly-to-southeasterly winds at high altitudes.

Avalanche danger expected to remain low

Isolated avalanche prone locations in persistent weak layer of old snow.

In very isolated cases avalanches can be triggered in persistent weak layers on very steep shady slopes in high alpine regions. These releases are mostly small-sized. The risks of falling and sustaining injuries outweigh those of being buried in snow masses. At very high altitudes over minor areas, freshly generated but small-sized snowdrift accumulations require attentiveness.