Bregenzerwald Mountains

Fresh weak layers prone to triggering in steep shady terrain. Rise in danger of wet-snow and glide-snow avalanches during the daytime

Fresh weak layers prone to triggering in steep shady terrain. Rise in danger of wet-snow and glide-snow avalanches during the daytime

Main danger: weak layers inside the old snowpack. Danger zones occur mostly in wind-loaded high-altitude shady steep terrain, behind abrupt discontinuities in the terrain and in gullies and bowls. Due to intensive solar radiation and daytime warming the snowpack forfeits its firmness and the likelihood of triggering increases. Small-to-medium slab avalanches can be triggered even by the weight of one sole skier. Naturally triggered avalanches are possible on very steep slopes. As a result of daytime warming and solar radiation, most slides and small loose-snow avalanches are possible on very steep sunny slopes. On steep grass-covered slopes glide-snow avalanches are possible.

The snow which has fallen since Monday has settled and is increasingly bonded with the compact old snowpack. At high altitudes the latest fresh snow and drifts are still prone to triggering in places. Solar radiation and daytime warming will lead to the snowpack forfeiting its firmness during the course of the day. At low altitudes there is little snow on the ground.

Nocturnal hours: in the early part of the night it will be dry, skies will be clear with scattered clouds. In early morning cloud cover will move in. Friday: after clouds withdraw and a few snow showers come to an end there will be a morning phase of dry weather with brisk SW winds. Later in the day, visibility will deteriorate, snowfall will set in, winds will intensify. At 2000 m: +1 degree. Brisk winds to start with, later on intensifying further, from W/SW.

Little change on Saturday, sunshine will dominate. Danger of dry-snow avalanches will gradually recede. Danger of wet-snow avalanches will again increase.