Lasörling Group

The backcountry and freeriding conditions are to some extent precarious.

The backcountry and freeriding conditions are to some extent precarious.

The extensive wind slabs of the last few days are prone to triggering in all aspects above the tree line, this also applies on very steep slopes in areas close to the tree line. In addition further wind slabs will form adjacent to ridgelines and in gullies and bowls as the day progresses. They can be released by a single winter sport participant and reach large size in isolated cases. The prevalence of avalanche prone locations and likelihood of triggering will increase with altitude. Weak layers in the lower part of the snowpack can still be released in very isolated cases on steep, rather lightly snow-covered shady slopes. These avalanche prone locations are very rare but are barely recognisable, even to the trained eye. On extremely steep sunny slopes medium-sized loose snow avalanches are to be expected. In the event of solar radiation this applies. In addition a substantial danger of gliding avalanches exists. This applies on steep grassy slopes in all aspects in particular below approximately 2400 m. Caution is to be exercised in areas with glide cracks.

Over a wide area 30 to 60 cm of snow, and even more in some localities, has fallen. The storm force wind has transported the new snow significantly. As a consequence of a moderate to strong wind from westerly directions, further wind slabs will form at elevated altitudes. In some cases the various wind slabs have bonded still only poorly with each other and the old snowpack. Isolated avalanche prone weak layers exist in the bottom section of the old snowpack on steep, rather lightly snow-covered shady slopes. Reports filed by observers and avalanches triggered by explosives confirm a sometimes precarious avalanche situation. The snowpack will be subject to considerable local variations at high altitudes and in high Alpine regions. The snowpack will be moist below approximately 1500 m.

As a consequence of warming there will be a decrease in the danger of dry avalanches within the current danger level. The wind slabs remain in some cases prone to triggering in particular on very steep shady slopes at elevated altitudes. Gliding avalanches are to be expected as a consequence of warming. As a consequence of solar radiation more loose snow avalanches are possible.