Kitzbühel Alps Wildschönau

Gliding snow represents the main danger. New snow requires caution.

Gliding snow represents the main danger. New snow requires caution.

More medium-sized gliding avalanches are possible. This applies on steep grassy slopes. The fresh wind slabs are in isolated cases prone to triggering on steep shady slopes. Caution is to be exercised in particular above approximately 2200 m, as well as in gullies and bowls, and behind abrupt changes in the terrain. The avalanche prone locations are covered with new snow and are therefore difficult to recognise.

Over a wide area 10 cm of snow, and even more in some localities, will fall above approximately 1000 m. More recent wind slabs are lying on soft layers in particular on near-ridge shady slopes at high altitudes and in high Alpine regions. They will be covered with new snow and therefore difficult to recognise. The rain gave rise to thorough wetting of the snowpack over a wide area in particular at low and intermediate altitudes.

Gradual decrease in danger of gliding avalanches as the temperature drops.