Lechquellen Mountains

Main danger: fresh snowdrift accumulations and weak layers in the old snow

Main danger: fresh snowdrift accumulations and weak layers in the old snow

Mostly moderate avalanche danger prevails at high altitudes. Fresh and older drifts are sometimes prone to triggering on shady slopes on wind-protected ridgeline slopes, and behind abrupt discontinuities in the terrain. The tend to increase with ascending altitude. Also, above 2400 m on steep shady slopes there are unfavourable layers in the old snowpack. As a result of daytime warming and solar radiation, small-to-medium wet-snow and glide-snow avalanches are possible, particularly on sunny slopes. The risks of being forced to take a fall should not be underestimated.

The fresh and also some older snowdrift accumulations are often still 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 1800 m there is only little snow on the ground; below 1200 m the ground is mostly bare. Reports from outlying terrain are sparse.

Nocturnal hours: only slightly cloudy skies, mostly clear until dawn. Sunday: strong-velocity southerly foehn wind, not much sun due to heavy cloud layers (mostly above summit level except in the Silvretta). Visibility often diffuse. In the afternoon, possible initial precipitation (light). At 2000 m: -2 degrees. Strong SW winds.

On Monday, low-pressure front conditions, dropping temperatures, some precipitation. Avalanche danger levels could increase again.