Upper Passeier Valley

Weakly bonded old snow represents the main danger. Wind slabs at elevated altitudes.

A generally favourable avalanche situation will prevail. Wind slabs and weakly bonded old snow at high altitude.

Weakly bonded old snow represents the main danger. Wind slabs at elevated altitudes.

Avalanches can be released in near-surface layers, even by small loads in isolated cases, in particular on very steep sunny slopes above approximately 2600 m, in isolated cases also on very steep shady slopes. On the Main Alpine Ridge such avalanche prone locations are more prevalent. Avalanches are medium-sized. In addition the wind slabs of the last few days adjacent to ridgelines and at elevated altitudes are capable of being triggered in some cases still. They are to be evaluated with care and prudence in particular in very steep terrain.

Faceted weak layers exist in the top section of the snowpack, especially on sunny slopes above approximately 2600 m, in isolated cases also on shady slopes at elevated altitudes. As a consequence of the occasionally strong wind, fresh snow drift accumulations formed during the last few days. These are lying on soft layers in particular on very steep shady slopes at elevated altitudes.