Allgäu Alps Central

Up above, snowdrift accumulations, down below wet snow

Up above, snowdrift accumulations, down below wet snow

Avalanche danger m is moderate. Main problem: snowdrift accumulations. Slab avalanches (small-to-medium) can trigger in some places by 1 person. Danger zones occur in steep rigeline terrain on N/E/SE facing slopes and in wind-loaded gullies and bowls. In addition, on extremely steep rough and rocky slopes in all aspects, small wet loose-snow avalanches are possible, triggerable by winter sports enthusiasts in very steep terrain. Beware the dangers of taking a fall. Glide-snow avalanches are usually small, can also be triggered by winter sports enthusiasts as moist loose-snow slides in steep terrain, and can trigger naturally in steep rocky terrain.

The snowpack surface is thoroughly moist. Precipitation and dropping temperatures will deposit some fresh snow atop the compact and stable snowpack, bonding well with the old snow but quickly becoming moist and forfeiting its firmness. Winds will be westerly and gusty, generating fresh snowdrift accumulations whose trigger sensitivity and size increase with ascending altitude. The snowpack is often wet down to the ground. On steep slopes, gliding movements are the result. Below 1500 m, hardly any snow on the ground, even on north-facing slopes.

On Sunday, higher temperatures, wet snow will be at the forefront of the risks.