Werdenfels Alps

Slab avalanches are easy to trigger!

Fresh wind slab snow lies on top of the already thick wind slab packs of the last few days. At higher altitudes, these often lie on graupel, old surface hoar or faceted crystals. Mild temperatures and sunlight destabilise the snowpack. At medium altitudes, the snowpack is often damp, below 1500 metres it is completely soaked.

The avalanche danger is slowly decreasing in calm, high-pressure weather.

Slab avalanches are easy to trigger!

The avalanche risk is high above 2000 metres and considerable below that. The main problem at this altitude is the large amount of new fallen snow in recent days. Slab avalanches can be triggered by even a small additional load and can become large at higher altitudes. Especially in the sun, avalanches can also release themselves at high altitudes.

Wet avalanches are to be expected at medium altitudes in all aspects. Gliding avalanches occur on steep slopes with smooth surfaces such as rock slabs, meadows or in deciduous forests. Loose snow avalanches are more likely to occur on extremely steep, sun-exposed terrain.