Karawanks West

Single winter sport participants can release avalanches in isolated cases. These can be triggered in near-surface layers. Avalanche prone locations are to be found in particular adjacent to ridgelines and in pass areas. In very isolated cases avalanches can also penetrate near-ground layers of the snowpack and reach medium size. Caution is to be exercised in particular on little used west, north and northeast facing slopes above approximately 1900 m. As a consequence of warming during the day and solar radiation mostly small moist loose snow avalanches are possible. In the regions exposed to heavier precipitation this applies in particular on very steep sunny slopes.

In some localities up to 10 cm of snow has fallen. The fresh snow and local wind slabs are lying on the unfavourable surface of an old snowpack, especially on very steep west, north and northeast facing slopes above approximately 1900 m. Large-grained weak layers exist in the bottom section of the snowpack. Steep sunny slopes: The weather conditions will give rise to moistening of the snowpack.

As a consequence of warming during the day and the solar radiation, the likelihood of wet avalanches being released will increase a little.