Frequent wet-snow avalanches – Fresh high-altitude drifts prone to triggering
Particularly in areas with rain impact, increasingly frequent small-to-medium wet-snow and glide-snow avalanches are possible. At high altitudes, fresh trigger-sensitive snowdrift accumlations were generated. Small-to-medium slab avalanches can be triggered by winter sports enthusiasts. In addition, slab avalanches can be triggered in the old snow by large additional loading in some places. Caution urged on high-altitude very steep shady slopes.
Snowpack
At low and intermediate altitudes the snowpack is being weakened by heavy rainfall. Several medium-to-large sized avalanches have already been reported. Above 2200m there was 20-30cm of fresh snow registered. As a result of strong winds it was transported and generated fresh snowdrift accumulations. These are prone to triggering. At high altitudes, particularly on shady slopes, faceted intermediate layers occur inside the snowpack, they are trigger-sensitive in places.
Tendency
Very sunny, very mild. Therefore, increasingly frequent small-to-medium sized wet-snow and glide-snow avalanches possible.
Danger level
Avalanche Problem
Wet snow
Rising avalanche danger as a result of rainfall
Avalanche danger is moderate. As a result of the mild temperatures and rain impact, increasingly frequent wet-snow slides and glide-snow avalanches are possible. Due to the low snow depths, the avalanches will be small.
Snowpack
The rainfall was heavier than foreast and thereby, the shallow old snowpack was increasingly weakened at low and intermediate altitudes. Above 2000m, strong-velocity winds initially transported the snow and generated small snowdrift accumulations.
Tendency
Very sunny, very mild. Increasingly frequent small-to-medium sized wet-snow and glide-snow avalanches are thus possible.
Danger level
Avalanche Problem
Wet snow
Small wet-snow avalanches due to rain
Avalanche danger is low. As a result of mild temperatures and light rainfall, wet slides and glide-snow avalanches are possible. Due to the shallow depths of snow, avalanches will remain small.
Snowpack
At low and intermediate altitudes rain impact has increasingly weakened the shallow snowpack.
Tendency
Very sunny and mild. Thereby, increasingly frequency wet-snow and glide-snow avalanches are possible.
