Pre Alps

Where rain impact more frequent wet-snow, glide-snow avalanches

Where rain impact more frequent wet-snow, glide-snow avalanches

Avalanche danger is moderate. Where there is rain impact in steep terrain, forest lanes and on smooth grassy slopes in all aspects, increasing wet-snow avalanches, and continuing glide-snow avalanches are possible, which can reach medium size. Beware zones below glide cracks. At high altitudes, fresh snowdrifts threaten, risky in wind-loaded steep terrain and in ridgeline terrain in all aspects. Small-to-medium slab avalanches can be triggered by 1 person.

The snowpack has been able to settle and stabilize. Due to rain impact, the snowpack is being weakened or deteriorated up to high altitudes. Up to intermediate altitudes the lower part is moist, often on warm ground, favouring gliding snow masses. Due to strong-to-stormy winds, fresh snow will be transported and new drifts accumulate. Where they lie atop soft layers they are prone to triggering. There is currently little data from outlying regions available to the Avalanche Warning Service.

Nocturnal hours: Towards midnight rainfall will begin amid brisk westerly winds. Snowfall level depends on winds: between 1900 and 2400 m. Monday: Persistent moderate snowfall, focal point in Bregenzer Wald-to-Arlberg. Snwofall level depending on intensity of precipitation at 1500 to 1800 m, amid winds also at 2000 m temporarily. Short bright phases will be the exception. At 2000 m: +1 degrees. Stormy westerly winds.

It will remain variable, with strong-to-stormy winds. Snowfall only between 1700 and 2200 m. At higher altitudes the snowdrifts will increase the danger. Where there is rain impact, wet-snow and glide-snow avalanches can still be expected.