Bregenzerwald Mountains

Caution: small-area drifts above the timberline

Caution: small-area drifts above the timberline

Fresh snow and drifts are trigger-sensitive esp on shady steep slopes, small-to-medium avalanches can be triggered by winter sports enthusiasts in steep terrain. Danger zones occur esp. on ridgeline shady steep slopes and 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 steep grass-covered slopes with sufficient snow on the ground or atop smooth ground, increasingly frequent small-to-medium glide-snow avalanches are possible.

At high altitudes 20-30 cm of fresh snow was registered by Friday evening. During the night and on Saturday, another 5cm is expected regionally, accompanied by moderate-velocity winds which will deposited fresh snowdrifts atop soft layers on shady slopes, often with blanketed graupel, bonding only moderately good. The below average snowpack is well consolidated. On sunny slopes and at lower altitudes the fresh snow will fall on bare ground.

NIghttime skies will be gray with intermittent rainfall, snowfall above 700-1000m. On Saturday, dense cloud cover will dominate with intermittent fog, limiting visibility repeatedly. In morning, widespread snow snowers, in afternoon drier. At 2000m: -3 degrees. Mostly light southerly winds at high altitudes.

On Saturday, only intermittent snow showers. Avalanche danger levels not expected to change significantly.