Karwendel Mountains West

Large quantities of fresh snow and the wind-drifted snow are prone to triggering. Weakly bonded old snow above approximately 2400 m.

Over a wide area 40 to 50 cm of snow will fall in the next few hours. 80 to 100 cm of snow has fallen since Friday. The new snow and wind slabs are prone to triggering above the tree line. This also applies in areas close to the tree line. The new snow and wind slabs will be deposited on soft layers on wind-protected shady slopes at elevated altitudes. Faceted weak layers exist in the centre of the snowpack. This applies on steep shady slopes above approximately 2400 m, as well as on steep sunny slopes above approximately 2800 m. Shooting cracks when stepping on the snowpack and released avalanches confirm the unfavourable bonding of the snowpack.

Large quantities of fresh snow and the wind-drifted snow are prone to triggering. Weakly bonded old snow above approximately 2400 m.

As a consequence of snowfall and the strong to storm force northwesterly wind, a critical avalanche situation will develop. The danger exists in particular in alpine snow sports terrain. An increasing number of natural avalanches are to be expected as the snowfall becomes more intense, this applies especially during the course of the night. The fresh snow and the extensive wind slabs that are forming over a wide area can be released very easily above the tree line. Caution is to be exercised also in areas close to the tree line. Additionally avalanches can also be triggered in the old snowpack and reach large size. Such avalanche prone locations are to be found on steep slopes of all aspects above approximately 2400 m. The off-piste conditions remain critical. Gliding avalanches can also occur. In the regions exposed to heavier precipitation this applies in particular on very steep grassy slopes.

Outside marked and open pistes a critical avalanche situation will persist.