2021-02-19T07:30:00+01:00 en;Jeffrey McCabe 2021-02-19T07:30:00+01:00 https://warnung.vorarlberg.at/vtgdb/lawine/bilder_mail/EAWS/tendenz_gleichbleibend.png constant https://warnung.vorarlberg.at/lwd_en/archiv/Winter_2018-2019/210219_0730_avalanche_bulletin.pdf Saturday and Sunday will be very sunny and downright springlike. The dry air hampers the snowpack from softening as quickly. Avalanche danger is subject to a daytime cycle. Backcountry tours should be launched early, terminated early in the day. Bernhard Anwander Translated by Jeffrey McCabe Give heed: drifts at high altitude; slight daytime danger cycle due to warmth, solar radiation 2021-02-19T07:30:00+01:00 2021-02-20T07:30:00+01:00 2 2021-02-19T07:30:00+01:00 2021-02-20T07:30:00+01:00 2000 2 2021-02-19T07:30:00+01:00 2021-02-20T07:30:00+01:00 2000 1 2021-02-19T07:30:00+01:00 2021-02-20T07:30:00+01:00 2000 2 2021-02-19T07:30:00+01:00 2021-02-20T07:30:00+01:00 2000 1 2021-02-19T07:30:00+01:00 2021-02-20T07:30:00+01:00 2000 2 2021-02-19T07:30:00+01:00 2021-02-20T07:30:00+01:00 2000 1 2021-02-19T07:30:00+01:00 2021-02-20T07:30:00+01:00 2000 2 2021-02-19T07:30:00+01:00 2021-02-20T07:30:00+01:00 2000 1 2021-02-19T07:30:00+01:00 2021-02-20T07:30:00+01:00 2000 2 2021-02-19T07:30:00+01:00 2021-02-20T07:30:00+01:00 2000 1 2021-02-19T07:30:00+01:00 2021-02-20T07:30:00+01:00 2000 2 2021-02-19T07:30:00+01:00 2021-02-20T07:30:00+01:00 2000 1 drifting snow 2000 steep ridgeline terrain, gullies, bowls wet snow 2200 steep sunny slopes during daytime Alpine weather forecast (ZAMG-Weather Service Innsbruck) Initially skies will be heavily overcast, but sunny skies are expected to develop over the course of the morning. Temperatures will remain mild. At 2000 m: +1 degree at midday. Moderate to strong-velocity W/SW winds at high altitude. Snow cover / General info Older snowdrift accumulations have been deposited at high altitudes atop loosely-packed soft layers and are still prone to triggering. All in all, the snowpack is well consolidated. Particularly on high-altitude shady slopes, faceted crystals at mid-level in the snowpack constitute weak layers. At low and intermediate altitudes the snowpack is thoroughly wet due to warmth and rainfall. Last night a melt-freeze crust formed which will soften on sunny slopes during the daytime today. As a result of mild temperatures, glide-snow activity will increase. Avalanche danger assessment Moderate danger prevails above 2000 m. Main danger: fresh/older small snowdrift accumulations which require cautious assessment. Avalanche prone locations are found in ridgeline terrain, on wind-loaded steep slopes above 2000 m, with ascending altitude the danger zones increasing in size and frequency. In high alpine terrain, high-altitude steep slopes and seldom skied shady slopes, slabs can fracture down to deeper layers in the old snowpack and grow to larger size (usually by large additional loading, e.g. groups not maintaining distances). Such danger zones are not visible. They lie particularly in transitions from shallow to deep snow and in shallow-snow spots. As a result of higher temperatures, naturally triggered small wet-snow avalanches are increasingly possible. Caution urged in all areas below glide cracks.