Allgäu Alps Central

Lots of fresh snow in the west

Lots of fresh snow in the west

Above 1600m, avalanche danger is considerable, below that altitude moderate. Main problem: fresh fallen snow which can be triggered even by one single person, and naturally triggered avalanches in steep rocky terrain. Danger zones occur on steep slopes in all aspects above 1600m. Triggered releases generally reach medium size. At intermediate altitudes, isolated naturally trigered glide-snow avalanches are possible. They are possible on steep grass-covered slopes in all aspects and can reach medium size.

The fresh snow was deposited with little wind impact on a highly irregular snowpack surface. Below 1600m the old snow beneath it is moist-to-wet and bonding to the fresh snow is good. At higher altitudes the bonding of fresh to old snow is poorer, also there are trigger-sensitive intermediate layers inside older snowdrift accumulations. At high altitudes there are ground-level layers of faceted crystals. At intermediate altitudes the snowpack base is often wet and a generally gliding snowpack is the result. All in all, snow depths are above average for this juncture of the season.

Precipitation will taper off, the fresh snow will be able to settle. Avalanche danger will slowly recede over the next few days.