Bregenzerwald Mountains

Heed small drifts at high altitudes

Heed small drifts at high altitudes

Moderate avalanche danger. Fresh drifts are often prone to triggering in shady, wind-protected ridgeline terrain. Such danger zones increase with ascending altitude. Small to medium avalanches are possible especially with large additional loading. In zones where avalanche danger is low, isolated small releases are possible in extremely steep terrain. In steep terrain where there is a melt-freeze crust on the surface, the danger of being forced to take a fall should not be underestimated.

At high altitudes, light winds, up to 10 centimetres of fresh snow, which will be intensively transported in ridgeline and pass areas. The fresh drifts are prone to triggering. They lie deposited atop loose and soft layers or melt-freeze encrusted surfaces. Bonding is only moderate. At high altitudes, esp. on steep shady slopes there are weak layers evident inside the snowpack. These danger zones are not visible to the naked eye. Below 1600 m there is only little snow on the ground; below 1200 m the ground is mostly bare. Reports from outlying terrain are sparse.

During the night: rainfall will slacken off, the latter part of the night will be dry. In Rhine Valley and at Lake Constance, high fog-like residual cloud will persist, elsewhere the clouds will disperse. Friday: apart from residual cloud at the edge of the Rhine Valley and the Alpine Prealps, sunshine right from the start. Cirrus clouds passing through will not be a disturbance. Winds will ease. Temperature at 2000 m: 0-3 degrees. Moderate to brisk westerly winds.

Saturday will be intermittently sunny, and quite mild. Foehn wind will arise in the mountains. Avalanche danger levels are not expected to change significantly.