Lechtal Alps East

Gliding avalanches are the main danger. Fresh wind slabs in the afternoon.

Gliding avalanches are the main danger. Fresh wind slabs in the afternoon.

A moderate (level 2) danger of gliding avalanches exists, in particular on steep east, south and west facing slopes below approximately 2600 m. Gliding avalanches can be released at any time of day or night. Caution is to be exercised in areas with glide cracks. In the afternoon small wind slabs will form in some places. The fresh wind slabs can be released in isolated cases on steep shady slopes in high Alpine regions. The avalanche prone locations are rare and are easy to recognise. In steep terrain there is a danger of falling on the hard snow surface.

In some regions up to 10 cm of snow will fall above approximately 1000 m. The southwesterly wind will transport the new snow. The old snowpack will be stable over a wide area. Low and intermediate altitudes: The snowpack is wet all the way through and its surface has a melt-freeze crust that is strong in many cases, this also applies on steep sunny slopes at high altitude.

There is a danger of gliding avalanches. Fresh wind slabs require caution.