Nonsberger Alps East

Over a wide area from a snow sport perspective, insufficient snow is lying. Wet snow requires caution.

Over a wide area from a snow sport perspective, insufficient snow is lying. Wet snow requires caution.

The surface of the snowpack will only just freeze and will already be soft in the early morning. The danger of wet and gliding avalanches will persist, especially on steep east, south and west facing slopes. Mostly avalanches are only small but can be released in some cases even by a single winter sport participant. Caution is to be exercised in particular in areas where the snow cover is rather shallow. At the Latemar the avalanche prone locations are a little more prevalent and the danger is greater.

Outgoing longwave radiation during the night will be reduced in some case. The surface of the snowpack is frozen, but not to a significant depth and will soften quickly. Sunshine and high temperatures will give rise as the day progresses to rapid and thorough wetting of the snowpack in particular on steep sunny slopes below approximately 2600 m. In areas where the snow cover is rather shallow the snowpack will soften more quickly. In particular in the south as well as at low and intermediate altitudes only a little snow is now lying.

The conditions in the morning are quite favourable. As a consequence of warming during the day and solar radiation individual wet snow slides and avalanches are possible.