Bregenzerwald Mountains

Small-sized snowdrifts require caution

Small-sized snowdrifts require caution

Avalanche danger at high altitudes is moderate, danger below that altitude is low. In ridgeline terrain, in gullies and bowls, freshly generated snowdrift accumulations require caution. They are mostly small-sized, but poorly bonded with the old snowpack and thus, prone to triggering, small - in isolated cases medium-sized - avalanches can be triggered by one sole skier. Danger of glide-snow avalanches still persists, but diminished due to lower temperatures.

The lastest round of fresh snowfall has been deposited as loose-snow following the lower temperatures atop a well consolidated, often encrusted old snowpack surface. In high altitude ridgeline terrain it was often transported, thus generating small-area drifted masses. Only isolated small-sized avalanches are possible.

Fogbanks will move in to some regions during the nocturnal hours, but skies will generally be clear, and it will be cold. In northern regions on Sunday, somewhat limited visibility, elsewhere mostly sunny. At 2000m: -16 to -11 degrees. Brisk to strong NE winds at high altitudes.

No significant change expected in avalanche danger levels.