Avalanche Service Vorarlberg Monday 1 December 2025

Danger level

2200m

Avalanche Problem

Persistent weak layer

2200m

Gliding snow

Caution urged on steep, shady high-altitude slopes

Slab avalanches can be triggered in the old snow in some places with large additional loading. Caution is urged on very steep, shady high altitude slopes. Small-sized snowdrift accumulations can be triggered with increasing frequency at ascending altitudes. Small-to-medium sized slab avalanches can be triggerred by winter sports enthusiasts. Especially on steep grass-covered slopes, small-sized glide-snow avalanches continue to be possible. Be careful beneath glide cracks.

Snowpack

Only small amounts of snowfall are being registered. As a result of the mild temperatures and influence of rainfall, the snowpack is moist up to high altitudes. The fresh fallen snow and small-sized snowdrift accumulations from the last few days are settling increasingly and firming up. At heightened altitudes they were often deposited on top of faceted layers of old snow from late autumn. The bonding is poor in places.

Tendency

Avalanche danger is expected to recede further.

Danger level

Avalanche Problem

Gliding snow

Predominantly low avalanche danger

Avalanche danger is low. In extremely steep terrain, small avalanches can be triggered by winter sports enthusiasts. Apart from being buried in snow masses, the risks of being swept along and forced to fall also require caution. Only naturally triggered slides and small-to-medium sized glide-snow avalanches are possible.

Snowpack

A few centimetres of fresh fallen snow are expected, to be deposited up to high altitudes on top of a thoroughly wet, well settled old snowpack surface. The most recent small snowdrift accumulations in ridgeline terrain have stabilized. On steep, grass-covered slopes, glide cracks and small glide-snowslides continue to be observed.

Tendency

Tuesday is expected to be quite sunny and mild. No significant change in the avalanche situation is anticipated.