Avalanche forecast

Kitzbühel Alps Wildschönau

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Avalanche danger

All elevations
2 · Moderate
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Highlights

Wet avalanches are the main danger.

Avalanche problems

  • Gliding snow

    • All elevations
    Size
    2

    Stability: very poor · Frequency: few

  • Wet snow

    • All elevations
    Size
    2

    Stability: very poor · Frequency: few

Avalanche Activity

Wet avalanches are the main danger.

As a consequence of warming during the day and the solar radiation, the likelihood of wet avalanches being released will increase quickly. Avalanche prone locations are to be found on very steep slopes in all altitude zones. Avalanches can reach medium size. On steep grassy slopes individual medium-sized gliding avalanches are possible. Areas with glide cracks are to be avoided. In steep gullies avalanches can in very isolated cases reach areas without any snow cover.

Snowpack Structure

The weather will be very warm. The surface of the snowpack will freeze to form a strong crust only at high altitudes and will soften quickly. Sunshine and high temperatures will give rise to a loss of strength within the snowpack. The snowpack will be wet all the way through over a wide area. Only a little snow is now lying at low and intermediate altitudes.

Tendency

Monday: The weather will be warm. Up to 2500 m and above rain will fall in some regions. The high humditiy will give rise as the day progresses to increasing and thorough wetting of the snowpack. Especially on very steep shady slopes natural wet avalanches are possible. In addition gliding avalanches are possible.

Bulletin data: Avalanche Warning Service Tirol, avalanche.report (CC BY 4.0)

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