Engelberg

Snowpack

With strong northwesterly winds at times, mostly small snowdrift accumulations have formed. Strong winds will continue to blow at high altitudes in the days ahead, but there is hardly any more snow that can drift. In the old snowpack near the surface, there are still isolated weak layers, which are prone to triggering, at above approximately 2500 m. The bottom section of the snowpack is generally stable.

Gliding avalanches are still possible. This is mainly the case on east-, south- and west-facing slopes below approximately 2600 m and more rarely on north-facing slopes below around 2200 m. These avalanches may be large in regions with a lot of snow. Loose snow slides are also possible as a consequence of warming and solar radiation during the day.

Weather forecast until Sunday, 04.02.2024

In the southeast, the first half of the night will be partly cloudy, otherwise it will be mostly clear. It will be sunny and mild during the day.

New snow

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Temperature

At midday at 2000 m, between +5 °C in the west and south and +2 °C in the east.

Wind

• There will be a strong northwesterly wind at times in the high Alpine regions.
• There will be a moderate westerly wind in the north, with a moderate northwesterly wind in the south.

Weather review for Saturday, 03.02.2024

It was sunny and mild.

New snow

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Temperature

At midday at 2000 m, between +6 °C in the west and south and +3 °C in the east.

Wind

There was a moderate wind. There were strong northwesterly winds on the Main Alpine Ridge and partly also in the high Alpine regions.

Trend until Tuesday, 06.02.2024

After a mostly clear night, it will be sunny and mild during the day. A strong northwesterly wind will blow at high altitudes until Monday morning, after which it will gradually die down.

The danger of dry avalanches will continue to decrease. Gliding avalanches are still possible.