Avalanche forecast

Karawanks West

LWD Kärnten
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Avalanche danger

Above 1,800 m
2 · Moderate
Below 1,800 m
1 · Low
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Highlights

Wind slabs and weakly bonded old snow require caution.

Avalanche problems

  • Wind slab

    • Above 1,800 m
    Size
    2

    Stability: poor · Frequency: few

  • Persistent weak layers

    • Above 1,900 m
    Size
    2

    Stability: poor · Frequency: few

Avalanche Activity

Wind slabs and weakly bonded old snow require caution.

The hard wind slabs can be released by a single winter sport participant in isolated cases above approximately 1800 m. Avalanche prone locations are to be found in particular in gullies and bowls, and behind abrupt changes in the terrain. In isolated cases avalanches are medium-sized. In very isolated cases avalanches can also penetrate near-ground layers of the snowpack. Caution is to be exercised in particular on very steep west, north and east facing slopes above approximately 1900 m. Especially transitions from a shallow to a deep snowpack are unfavourable.

Snowpack Structure

In the last few days the wind was storm force in some cases. The gusty wind has transported the fresh and old snow significantly. Hard wind slabs formed. These are in individual cases still prone to triggering. The old snowpack will be weakly bonded, especially on west, north and east facing slopes above approximately 1900 m.

Tendency

Weakly bonded old snow requires caution.

Bulletin data: Avalanche Warning Service Carinthia, lawinen.report (CC BY 4.0)

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