Allgäu Alps Central

Avoid terrain below fractures and glide cracks in the snowpack

Avoid terrain below fractures and glide cracks in the snowpack

Avalanche danger is moderate below 2100 m, above that altitude danger is low. Mostly small, in isolated cases also medium-sized, glide snow avalanches can trigger spontaneously on steep smooth grass-covered slopes at any time. Below 1600 m, only small avalanches are expected due to the shallowness of the snowpack. On shady high altitude slopes isolated weak layers still persist in the old snow in areas covered by wind transported snow and gullies and bowls with ample snow. These can in places still be triggered by large additional loading. Avalanches are small, in isolated cases medium-sized.

The below average snow depth is moist from the top to the ground, where a prominent wet glide snow layer has formed. Gliding movements of the snow masses are promoted. In south aspects the ground has become increasingly bare down to intermediate altitudes. All in all the snow has settled well as a consequence of the warming and the layers in the snowpack have bonded. Only in the old snowpack at high altitude have weak layers consisting of faceted crystals persisted in patches.

Avalanche danger levels are not expected to change significantly over the next few days.