Lechtal Alps East

Wet and gliding snow are to be assessed with care and prudence.

Wet and gliding snow are to be assessed with care and prudence.

As a consequence of warming, the activity of medium moist and wet avalanches will gradually increase. This applies in particular on very steep sunny slopes and below approximately 2400 m. Already in the early morning, individual wet avalanches are possible. On steep grassy slopes medium-sized and, in isolated cases, large gliding avalanches are possible. This applies especially on steep slopes below approximately 2600 m. Areas with glide cracks are to be avoided. The mostly small wind slabs can be released in isolated cases in particular on very steep shady slopes above approximately 2400 m, in the regions exposed to a lot of wind especially adjacent to ridgelines and in gullies and bowls, in particular.

As a consequence of a strong wind from westerly directions, avalanche prone wind slabs will form adjacent to ridgelines on northwest, north and northeast facing slopes. This applies in particular on very steep slopes above approximately 2400 m. Outgoing longwave radiation during the night will be severely restricted over a wide area. The surface of the snowpack will freeze very little and will already be soft in the early morning. This applies in particular on sunny slopes at intermediate and high altitudes, as well as on shady slopes below approximately 2400 m.

The avalanche danger will increase during the day. The danger of wet avalanches will increase.