Gailtal Alps West

Unfavorable avalanche conditions in places

Unfavorable avalanche conditions in places

Avalanches can be triggered in the old snow even by one sole skier. In addition, avalanches can be triggered even by minimum additional loading in the near-surface layers of the snowpack, esp above 2000m. Avalanches can on shady slopes sweep along the moist layers of the old snowpack and grow to large size. Caution urged at the foot of rock walls and behind protruberances in the terrain, and in gullies and bowls. Due to moistening, increasingly frequent moist loose-snow avalanches can be expected, also medium-sized ones, esp. after a night of cloudy skies on extremely steep slopes. Caution also urged towards moist slides and avalanches, also medium sized releases on extremely steep slopes after a night of cloudy skies. The runout zones should be circumvented. On very steep grass-covered slopes glide-snow avalanches are possible, also medium sized releases.

Since Friday, 50-90cm of fresh snow has been registered above 1600m, locally more. High air moisture has moistened the snowpack esp. above 2400m. Heavily clouded skies mean the snowpack cannot firm up during the nocturnal hours. More deeply embedded inside the snowpack on shady slopes are faceted, expansively metamorphosed weak layers, esp. above 2000m. Fresh snowdrift accumulations have been deposited atop soft layers esp. above 2400m.

On Monday the air curent will shift, it will become windier and cooler. Strong northerly winds will often disperse some clouds. At 2000m: -7 degrees.

Weather conditions will lead to a gradual stabilization of the snowpack