With new fallen snow and stormy westerly winds, prone to triggering snowdrift accumulations.
The avalanche risk is considerable above the tree line and low below it. Wind slab avalanches are problematic. Medium-sized slab avalanches can be triggered in many places even with a small additional load. Avalanche prone locations are located on steep slopes with aspects ranging from north-west to north to south-east, as well as in gullies and bowls. They increase in number and size with altitude.
Occasionally, medium slab avalanches can also be triggered in persistent weak layers. This is particularly conceivable on very steep shady slopes above 1800 m with a high additional load, for example if a superficial avalanche breaks through into deep, weak layers.
Snowpack
Fresh and older wind slabs often lie on surface hoar or thin wind and melt-freeze crusts that are prone to triggering. Individual, poor snow cover test results indicate that it is still possible to trigger snow slabs in deeper, built-up layers at higher elevations. There is a lack of old snowpack up to high altitudes on the south side, and exposed terrain on the west side is often blown off. At lower elevations (below 1500 metres), the old snowpack is damp or wet.
Tendency
No significant change.
Danger level
treeline
Avalanche Problem
Wind slab
Treeline
Persistent weak layer
1800m
With new fallen snow and stormy westerly winds, small, prone to triggering snowdrift accumulations develop.
The avalanche risk is moderate above the tree line and low below it. Wind slab avalanches are problematic. Small to medium slab avalanches can be triggered even with a small additional load. Avalanche prone locations are located on steep slopes with aspects ranging from north-west to north to south-east, as well as in gullies and bowls. They increase in number and size with altitude.
Occasionally, medium slab avalanches can also be triggered in persistent weak layers. This is particularly conceivable on very steep shady slopes above 1800 m with a high additional load, for example if a superficial avalanche breaks through into deep, weak layers.
Snowpack
Some fresh and older wind slabs lie on surface hoar or thin wind and melt-freeze crusts that are prone to triggering. Individual, poor snow cover test results indicate that it is still possible to trigger snow slabs in deeper, built-up layers at higher elevations. There is a lack of old snowpack up to high altitudes on the south side, and exposed terrain on the west side is often blown off. At lower elevations (below 1500 metres), the old snowpack is damp or wet.
Tendency
No significant change.
Danger level
treeline
Avalanche Problem
Wind slab
Treeline
Too little snow for ski tours off the secured pistes.
The avalanche risk is low. Occasionally, fresh wind slab snow is problematic above the tree line. Small snow slabs can be triggered in a few places in steep terrain in the north-west to north to east aspects. The risk of falling and injury is greater than the danger of burial.
Snowpack
At higher altitudes, small snowdrift accumulations lie in some places on surface hoar or thin wind and melt-freeze crusts that are prone to triggering. The old snowpack often consists of rounded, angular crystals. At lower altitudes (below 1500 metres), the snowpack is damp or wet.
Tendency
With falling temperatures and new fallen snow, the avalanche risk increases slightly at the weekend.
