Bregenzerwald Mountains

Moderate avalanche danger at higher altitudes

No significant change is anticipated.

Moderate avalanche danger at higher altitudes

Avalanche danger is often still considerable at high altitudes. Winter sports enthusiasts can trigger small-to-medium sized slab avalanches in wind-loaded zones, particularly on steep W-E-SE facing slopes and in gullies and bowls. At lower altitudes, wet snowslides and small avalanches will be possible. Also gliding snow activity is increasing again.

The fresh fallen snow and drifts from the most recent period of precipitation have settled further as a result of higher temperatures. Bonding to the often loosely-packed, faceted, expansively metamorphosed old snowpack surface, often with surface hoar, continues to be moderate-to-poor in places. In addition, layers inside the recent fresh snow and drifts are often still prone to triggering. Up to intermediate altitudes the snowpack surface is frequently melt-freeze encrusted.

Often sunny in the mountains, although cloudbanks will intermittently pass through (above the summits). Temperature at 2000m: 0-2 degrees; at 3000m: -5 degrees. Moderate southwesterly winds in high alpine regions and in the foehn-exposed mountains.