Werdenfels Alps

Increased wet and gliding snow activities due to higher temperatures and sunshine

Increased wet and gliding snow activities due to higher temperatures and sunshine

Avalanche danger is moderate. Main problem: gliding snow. It is possible that glide snow avalanches release spontaneously on very steep slopes over smooth ground that have not yet discharged. Avalanches can reach medium size. On steep sun-exposed slopes an increasing number of wet loose snow avalanches will release naturally. Frequency and size of such releases increase as the day progresses.

As a result of high temperatures and sunshine the snowpack is becoming increasingly wet from the top. Moisture penetrates deep into the snowpack and as a result it forfeits its firmness. On the sunny side and at intermediate altitudes the snowpack is in many places wet at ground level; as a consequence gliding activities increase. On shady high altitude slopes the snowpack is compact and, by and large, stable.

Over the next few days heed wet and gliding snow avalanche activities!