Werdenfels Alps

Small loose snow avalanche can trigger, in particular due to solar radiation.

Small loose snow avalanche can trigger, in particular due to solar radiation.

Avalanche danger is low. Wet snow can be problematic. During the course of the day, small loose-snow avalanches can trigger naturally in extremely steep terrain. Isolated mostly small sized glide-snow avalanches cannot be ruled out on steep, smooth slopes. Isolated small dry slab avalanches can release on very steep high altitude slopes close to ridgelines in W/N/E aspects.

During the course of a partly clear night a melt-freeze crust capable of bearing loads will form atop the moist snowpack which will soften again during the course of the day. In many places the snowpack is wet down to the ground. Possibility of gliding movements over smooth ground. At high altitudes there are a few centimeters of loose superficial snow. Here and there, small snowdrift patches have formed. In isolated cases, a weak layer can persist near the ground on shady side slopes at highest altitude. In south aspects, the snowpack has become patchy even at high altitude.

Snowfall is forecast, thus the avalanche danger will increase on Saturday.