Lechquellen Mountains

Caution: snowdrift accumulations and persistent weak layer at high altitudes, Wet-snow avalanches due to rain impact

Caution: snowdrift accumulations and persistent weak layer at high altitudes, Wet-snow avalanches due to rain impact

Dry-snow avalanches: danger zones increase with ascending altitude on steep shady terrain and in wind-loaded gullies and bowls. Triggerings mostly possible by large additional loading, but if they fracture to more deeply embedded layers they can sweep away the entire snowpack and grow to large size. Esp. in high alpine regions, small fresh drifts are prone to triggering in places. Wet-snow avalanches: naturally triggered releases are possible below 2400 m due to solar radiation and daytime temperatures rising. From E-S-W, moist slides and loose-snow avalanches as well as small-to-medium sized glide snow avalanches in all aspects on steep grass-covered slopes.

As a result of fresh snow and wind, fresh fresh snowdrift accumulations will be generated and increase during the course of the day. On shady slopes at high altitudes the drifts are particularly prone to triggering. The old snowpack is otherwise compact and stable. Unfavorable layers persist, can be triggered by large additional loading. Where there is rain-impact the snowpack is weakened.

Nocturnal hours: precipitation will set in during the latter part of the night, snowfall level at 1400 m. Wednesday: slight foehn impact will generate a few dry, cloudy hours. Late afternoon, the next front arrives with showers on the northern flank of the Alps. At 2000 m: 0 to +3 degrees. Brisk to strong W/SW winds.

Thursday will be gray, snowfall down to nearly 800 m. The danger of dry-snow avalanches will increase at high altitudes. The danger of wet-snow avalanches will recede due to lower temperatures.