Kitzbühel Alps Glemmtal

Snowdrifts: evaluate them with caution

Snowdrifts: evaluate them with caution

Avalanche danger above 2000 m is moderate, below that altitude danger is low. Danger of naturally triggered glide-snow avalanches persists below 2300 m. Where snow is deep enough, they can reach medium size. Avoid zones below glide cracks. Naturally triggered loose-snow avalanches are possible on extremely steep slopes due to solar radiation. Danger of naturally triggered glide-snow avalanches persists. Where snow is deep enough, they can reach medium size. Avoid zones below glide cracks.

The snowpack surface is lavishly covered with surface hoar where the terrain is wind-protected. The loose recent snowfall from the weekend has been transported by SE winds. Large crystals and surface hoar have formed a weak layer, the drifts constitute the slab. The old snowpack is largely stable but the weight of fresh snow reinforces the tendency of the entire snowpack to glide downhill over the warm ground.

On Friday the southern mountain ranges often sunshine and good visibility. Light winds. Colder. At 2000 m: -7 degrees, at 3000 m: -10 degrees.

Fresh snowdrifts continue to be generated. Avalanche danger levels are not expected to change significantly.