Tuxer Alps West

Slight increase in avalanche danger at elevated altitudes. Fresh wind slabs require caution.

Slight increase in avalanche danger at elevated altitudes. Fresh wind slabs require caution.

The more recent wind slabs can be released by a single winter sport participant in isolated cases on very steep shady slopes at elevated altitudes. The avalanche prone locations are to be found in particular adjacent to ridgelines and in gullies and bowls. The small wind slabs are clearly recognisable to the trained eye. Restraint should be exercised because avalanches can sweep people along and give rise to falls.

As a consequence of a sometimes strong southerly foehn wind, small wind slabs will form in particular in the regions exposed to the foehn wind. The clearly visible wind slabs are lying on the unfavourable surface of an old snowpack on shady slopes at high altitudes and in high Alpine regions. Isolated avalanche prone weak layers exist in the bottom section of the snowpack. Only a small amount of snow is lying for the time of year. The snowpack will be subject to considerable local variations. On sunny slopes at low and intermediate altitudes hardly any snow is lying.

Wind slabs require caution.