Werdenfels Alps

Avalanche prone locations, especially at transitions from little to much snow.

Avalanche prone locations, especially at transitions from little to much snow.

The avalanche risk is moderate above 1800 metres and low below that. Persistent weak layer is a persistent weak layer. Medium slab avalanches can be triggered on shady slopes, in particular with large additional loads. Take particular care at high altitudes in transition areas from little to much snow, for example when entering gullies and bowls.

During the daytime changes and with the sunlight, wet loose snow avalanches can release themselves from the rocky steep terrain. At medium altitudes, individual gliding avalanches are possible on slopes with smooth ground. They can also occasionally occur on shady slopes. Wet avalanches are small to medium-sized.

On shady slopes at higher altitudes, weak layers of faceted crystals can be found deep in the snowpack. These are usually covered by compact or crusted can form layers of snow. Early in the morning, the snowpack is partially crusted of bearing loads at medium elevations and softens in the sun during the day. Towards the ground, the snowpack is wet in the middle layers and can slide off.

Hardly any change in avalanche danger over the next few days.