Allgäu Alps East

Natural avalanches are to be expected.

Outside marked and open pistes a very dangerous avalanche situation will prevail.

The large quantity of fresh snow and the extensive wind slabs that are being formed by the strong westerly wind can be released easily or naturally in all aspects above the tree line. The avalanche prone locations are to be found also in areas close to the tree line. Remotely triggered avalanches are possible. Avalanches can in some cases penetrate deep layers and reach large size. This applies on west, north and east facing slopes. Caution is to be exercised in particular in leeward starting zones that have retained the snow thus far. In the typical avalanche paths here avalanches can in very isolated cases reach very large size. On very steep slopes small to medium-sized loose snow avalanches are possible. On steep grassy slopes small and, in isolated cases, medium-sized gliding avalanches are to be expected below approximately 2200 m.

20 to 40 cm of snow has fallen since Sunday. 20 to 30 cm of snow, and even more in some localities, will fall until Wednesday. The wind will be strong to storm force. The fresh snow and in particular the extensive wind slabs will be deposited on a weakly bonded old snowpack in particular on west, north and east facing slopes above the tree line. In some places various wind slab layers are lying on surface hoar. Faceted weak layers exist in the bottom section of the snowpack.

The conditions are very dangerous for backcountry touring and other off-piste activities. As a consequence of the strong westerly wind more natural avalanches are possible.