Fischbach Alps East, Wechsel

Fresh wind slab!

Fresh wind slab!

The avalanche danger is assessed as moderate above 1500 metres. The avalanche prone locations are in the north and east sectors. Fresh wind slabs can easily be triggered by an alpinist.

Fresh wind slab is deposited on a wet or moist snowpack. The connection between the two layers will not be sufficient.

In the second half of the night into Tuesday, heavy precipitation will set in on the northern side of the Alps with snowfall levels between 1000 and 1300 metres. Tuesday will start predominantly cloudy, with frequent rain and snow, including heavy snow along the northern side of the Alps. In the morning, it may snow down to below 1000 metres in the north, with the snowfall level rising to between 1000 and 1400 metres during the day. In the afternoon, the weather will improve from the east and it may still clear up in places. A strong north-westerly wind will blow. The temperature at an altitude of 1500 metres will be around 2 degrees. The temperature at an altitude of 1000 metres will be between 3 and 6 degrees. Strong winds with gusts around 50 km/h from the northwest. Amounts of new snow up to 10 cm are expected.

High pressure influence and massive warming at altitude from Wednesday lunchtime. The zero-degree level will rise to 3000 metres by Wednesday evening. Isolated wet snow slides are possible on Wednesday.