Kaiser Mountains - Waidring Alps

Gliding avalanches and loose snow avalanches require caution.

Gliding avalanches and loose snow avalanches require caution.

A latent danger of gliding avalanches exists. This applies on steep grassy slopes. In some cases gliding avalanches are medium-sized. Areas with glide cracks are to be avoided. In addition as the day progresses further mostly small loose snow avalanches are possible. This applies on extremely steep sunny slopes. The wind slabs of the last two days can be released in isolated cases in particular on very steep shady slopes above approximately 2400 m. Caution is to be exercised in particular adjacent to ridgelines. Avalanches are only small.

Over a wide area 10 cm of snow, and even more in some localities, has fallen since Saturday above approximately 1500 m. The wind was strong in some cases. Fresh wind slabs are lying on soft layers in particular on shady slopes at elevated altitudes. The solar radiation will give rise as the day progresses to moistening of the snowpack especially on steep sunny slopes. The old snowpack will be moist below approximately 2400 m.

A latent danger of gliding avalanches exists.