Kaiser Mountains - Waidring Alps

The danger of wet avalanches will already increase in the early morning.

The danger of wet avalanches will already increase in the early morning.

As a consequence of warming and solar radiation, the natural activity of wet avalanches will increase. This applies in all aspects. In isolated cases the wet avalanches can release the saturated snowpack and reach medium size. On steep grassy slopes medium-sized gliding avalanches are possible. Areas with glide cracks are to be avoided. In steep gullies wet avalanches can in isolated cases reach areas without any snow cover. Backcountry tours and ascents to alpine cabins should be started and concluded very early.

The weather will be exceptionally warm. The wind will be strong to storm force adjacent to ridgelines especially in the regions exposed to the foehn wind. The surface of the snowpack will freeze very little and will already be soft in the early morning. Sunshine and high temperatures gave rise to extreme and thorough wetting of the snowpack especially on very steep slopes. These conditions brought about a rapid weakening of the snowpack. Hardly any snow is lying at low altitude. Evening: Above approximately 1600 m snow will fall.

As the temperature drops there will be a gradual decrease in the danger of wet avalanches. Some snow will fall. Temporary increase in danger of dry avalanches as a consequence of the new snow.