Werdenfels Alps

Be careful, especially on shady slopes and extremely steep terrain!

Be careful, especially on shady slopes and extremely steep terrain!

The avalanche risk is moderate above 2200 metres and low below that. Persistent weak layers are problematic. Avalanche prone locations are in very steep terrain with aspects from north-west to north to north-east. Small slab avalanches can occasionally be triggered there with little additional load. In rare cases, snow slabs can be triggered with a large additional load, for example by a small, superficial avalanche, in deep-lying weak layers and then reach medium size.

When exposed to sunlight, small, wet loose snow avalanches can be triggered from extremely steep terrain.

At higher altitudes (above 1500 m), weak layers can be found under older wind slabs on shady slopes in some places. At high altitudes, layers of large, gritty crystals are preserved deep in the compact old snowpack. These layers usually consist of rounded, angular grain shapes. On the northern sides of higher elevations, the snow is still powdery on the surface in areas sheltered from the wind. Overall, there is little snow, while the south-facing slopes are becoming more and more pale.

The avalanche danger hardly changes.