Avalanche forecast

Kitzbühel Alps Wildschönau

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Avalanche danger

All elevations· Morning
2 · Moderate
All elevations· Afternoon
2 · Moderate
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Highlights

Wet and gliding avalanches are the main danger.

Avalanche problems

  • Gliding snow· Morning

    • All elevations
    Size
    2

    Stability: very poor · Frequency: few

  • Gliding snow· Afternoon

    • All elevations
    Size
    2

    Stability: very poor · Frequency: few

  • Wet snow· Afternoon

    • All elevations
    Size
    2

    Stability: very poor · Frequency: few

Avalanche Activity

Wet and gliding avalanches are the main danger.

As a consequence of warming during the day and the solar radiation, the likelihood of wet avalanches being released will increase quickly. Avalanche prone locations are to be found on very steep slopes in all altitude zones. In some cases avalanches are medium-sized. On steep grassy slopes more medium-sized gliding avalanches are possible. Areas with glide cracks are to be avoided. In steep gullies the avalanches can in very isolated cases reach areas without any snow cover.

Snowpack Structure

The weather will be very warm. The surface of the snowpack will freeze to form a strong crust only at high altitudes and will already soften in the late morning. Sunshine and high temperatures will give rise from late morning to a loss of strength within the snowpack. The snowpack will be wet all the way through over a wide area. Hardly any snow is lying at low and intermediate altitudes.

Tendency

The weather will be exceptionally warm. The summery weather conditions will give rise to rapid and thorough wetting of the snowpack at elevated altitudes.

Bulletin data: Avalanche Warning Service Tirol, avalanche.report (CC BY 4.0)

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