Werdenfels Alps

Hardly any snow below 1400 m

Hardly any snow below 1400 m

The avalanche risk is moderate above 1500 metres and low below that. Wet snow is the problem. Wet loose snow avalanches are mainly to be expected at high altitudes where there is still a lot of snow. In extremely steep terrain in all aspects of the slope, they release themselves; on very steep slopes, they can be triggered by individuals. On steep slopes with smooth ground, such as on meadow slopes, in patchy mountain forests or on smooth rock slabs, wet gliding avalanches occur. Avalanches usually remain small to medium.

The soaking of the remaining snowpack is progressing. At high altitudes, there are a few centimetres of soft, moist snow on a largely stable and, on shady slopes in particular, still thick old snowpack. In places, layers of faceted crystals have been preserved deeper in the snowpack at high altitudes exposed to the north. On the south side, the ground is already bare again above the tree line.

The avalanche danger at medium altitudes will continue to decrease with the progressive thawing.