Kitzbühel Alps Wildschönau

Fresh wind slabs at elevated altitudes. Slight increase in danger of wet avalanches.

Fresh wind slabs at elevated altitudes. Slight increase in danger of wet avalanches.

As a consequence of a sometimes strong southerly foehn wind, clearly visible wind slabs will form. These are mostly small and can only be released in isolated cases, caution is to be exercised in particular on very steep shady slopes at elevated altitudes. As a consequence of warming during the day, the likelihood of wet loose snow avalanches being released will increase. On very steep slopes individual small and, in isolated cases, medium-sized wet loose snow avalanches are possible from late morning. This applies in particular in the regions with a lot of snow.

Steep shady slopes: The snowpack is largely stable; its surface consists of loosely bonded snow. This applies in particular above approximately 2200 m. The somewhat older wind slabs have bonded well with the old snowpack. Sunny slopes: As a consequence of mild temperatures and partly cloudy skies no crust will develop on the surface during the course of the night. Sunshine and high temperatures will give rise as the day progresses to increasing softening of the snowpack. Below the tree line only a little snow is now lying.

The surface of the snowpack will cool hardly at all during the overcast night. The weather conditions will give rise to increasing softening of the snowpack. This also applies at intermediate and high altitudes. The wind will be moderate to strong in particular in the regions exposed to the foehn wind.