Bregenzerwald Mountains

Increasingly frequent wet-snow avalanches

Increasingly frequent wet-snow avalanches

Due to striking rise in temperatures and solar radiation, increasingly frequent slides and avalanches can be expected in very steep terrain, the danger of glide-snow avalanches will also increase, releases small-to-medium wherever there is sufficient snow on the ground. The danger of dry-snow avalanches is low, isolated triggerings are possible in extremely steep terrain. Beware the dangers of taking a fall.

The old snowpack is thoroughly moist and wet down to the ground. The surface freezes at night depending on cloud cover andthus, nocturnal outgoing radiation is insufficient to consolidate it, only a thin melt-freeze crust can form which then quickly softens. Due to strong warmth impulse, the snowpack rapidly loses its firmness in the morning hours and weakens the snowpack. Very little snow below 1500 m.

Nocturnal hours: dry, mild, reduced nocturnal longwave radiation. Saturday daytime: Mostly sunny but for a few cirrus clouds high above summit level. The zero-degree level will ascend to 4000 m! At 2000 m: 4-14 degrees. Moderate to brisk SW winds, stronger in foehn lanes.

Sunday will again be very mild, visibility will be hampered by Sahara dust in the air. Often strong southerly winds. Avalanche danger levels are not expected to change significantly. Wet-snow and glide-snow avalanches will remain the main problem.