Lechtal Alps East

For those venturing off piste a precarious avalanche situation will prevail. Backcountry touring and other off-piste activities call for great caution and restraint.

For those venturing off piste a precarious avalanche situation will prevail. Backcountry touring and other off-piste activities call for great caution and restraint.

The danger exists primarily in alpine snow sports terrain. The snow sport conditions outside marked and open pistes are precarious. Even single freeriders can release avalanches in many places, in particular on very steep west, north and east facing slopes above approximately 2400 m, and on very steep south facing slopes in high Alpine regions. Avalanches can penetrate down to the ground and reach dangerously large size especially in the regions with a lot of snow. Caution is to be exercised in particular adjacent to ridgelines, as well as in gullies and bowls, and behind abrupt changes in the terrain. The avalanche prone locations are difficult to recognise. Remotely triggered avalanches are possible. Great caution and restraint are required. East, south and west facing slopes below approximately 2800 m: As a consequence of warming during the day and solar radiation wet loose snow avalanches are possible. In addition a certain danger of gliding avalanches and snow slides exists. This applies on steep grassy slopes.

30 to 50 cm of snow, and even more in some localities, has fallen above approximately 2400 m. New snow and wind slabs are lying on a weakly bonded old snowpack. Caution is to be exercised in particular on steep west, north and east facing slopes above approximately 2400 m, as well as on steep south facing slopes in high Alpine regions. The fresh wind slabs are lying on soft layers in particular on steep shady slopes above approximately 2400 m. The rain gave rise to thorough wetting of the snowpack over a wide area below approximately 2400 m.

Outside marked and open pistes a precarious avalanche situation will persist in some regions.