Tuxer Alps West

Wet snow slides and avalanches are still possible. Fresh wind slabs require caution.

Fresh wind slabs in high Alpine regions. At intermediate and high altitudes more wet and gliding avalanches are possible.

Wet snow slides and avalanches are still possible. Fresh wind slabs require caution.

The strong wind will transport the fresh and old snow. The fresh wind slabs can be released in some cases on steep shady slopes at high altitudes and in high Alpine regions. The avalanche prone locations are to be found especially adjacent to ridgelines and in gullies and bowls above approximately 2600 m. Moist and wet avalanches can additionally be released in near-surface layers, even by a single winter sport participant. Especially on very steep slopes and below approximately 2400 m small to medium-sized gliding avalanches and wet snow slides are possible as a consequence of the moist air.

Over a wide area 10 cm of snow, and even more in some localities, will fall above approximately 2000 m. The wind will be strong in some cases. Fresh wind slabs will be deposited on soft layers in particular on steep shady slopes above approximately 2600 m. The surface of the snowpack will cool hardly at all during the overcast night and will already be soft in the early morning. This applies especially on steep sunny slopes, also in all aspects below approximately 2400 m.