Upper Passeier Valley

Wet snow requires caution.

Wet snow requires caution.

The danger of wet avalanches will increase quickly in the early morning. More small to medium-sized wet avalanches are possible. This applies in all aspects below approximately 2800 m, as well as on extremely steep sunny slopes in high Alpine regions. In very isolated cases avalanches can release the saturated snowpack and reach a dangerous size. In addition still more very occasional gliding avalanches are possible. This applies on steep grassy slopes below approximately 2600 m. Areas with glide cracks are to be avoided. High Alpine regions: The fresh and older wind slabs are in isolated cases prone to triggering. Very isolated avalanche prone locations are to be found in particular on very steep shady slopes in high Alpine regions. Apart from the danger of being buried, restraint should be exercised in particular in view of the danger of avalanches sweeping people along and giving rise to falls.

The surface of the snowpack will cool hardly at all during the temporarily overcast night and will soften quickly. The high temperatures from the early morning will give rise to increasing and thorough wetting of the snowpack in all aspects below approximately 2800 m, this also applies on sunny slopes in high Alpine regions. High Alpine regions: In some localities up to 15 cm of snow will fall. As a consequence of a sometimes strong wind from southerly directions, mostly small wind slabs will form in particular in the vicinity of peaks. The no longer entirely fresh wind slabs of the last few days are now only very rarely prone to triggering.

Temporary decrease in danger of wet avalanches as the temperature drops.