Werdenfels Alps

Avoid zones below glide cracks

Avoid zones below glide cracks

Avalanches danger increases during the course of the day from moderate to considerable. Main problem: wet snow, which can trigger in very steep terrain naturally as a loose-snow avalanche or be triggered by 1 skier. Wet-snow masses are often swept along on the plummet path. And steep grass-covered slopes can releases wet glide-snow avalanches at any time, reaching medium size in afternoon.

The fresh snow which fell during the last week has settled significantly, melts quickly during the morning, beginning on east-facing slopes, then south and west-facing slopes, the snow becomes wet and forfeits its firmness. . In summit and pass areas the snow is bonded by wind impact, can be prone to triggering. Wind-crusts and melt-freeze crusts dominate in morning. No marked weak layers are evident, making wide-ranging fracture propagation unlikely.

The wet-snow will remain problematic over the next few days