2021-03-07T07:30:00+01:00 en;Jeffrey McCabe 2021-03-07T07:30:00+01:00 https://warnung.vorarlberg.at/vtgdb/lawine/bilder_mail/EAWS/tendenz_gleichbleibend.png constant https://warnung.vorarlberg.at/lwd_en/archiv/Winter_2018-2019/210307_0730_avalanche_bulletin.pdf Tomorrow morning, some light snowfall. In the afternoon weather will improve. Tuesday morning, gloomy skies, with a mixture of sun and cloud in the afternoon. The snowdrifts will stabilize gradually. Bernhard Anwander Translated by Jeffrey McCabe Beware high-altitude snowdrifts 2021-03-07T07:30:00+01:00 2021-03-08T07:30:00+01:00 2 2021-03-07T07:30:00+01:00 2021-03-08T07:30:00+01:00 2000 2 2021-03-07T07:30:00+01:00 2021-03-08T07:30:00+01:00 2000 1 2021-03-07T07:30:00+01:00 2021-03-08T07:30:00+01:00 2000 2 2021-03-07T07:30:00+01:00 2021-03-08T07:30:00+01:00 2000 1 2021-03-07T07:30:00+01:00 2021-03-08T07:30:00+01:00 2000 2 2021-03-07T07:30:00+01:00 2021-03-08T07:30:00+01:00 2000 1 2021-03-07T07:30:00+01:00 2021-03-08T07:30:00+01:00 2000 2 2021-03-07T07:30:00+01:00 2021-03-08T07:30:00+01:00 2000 1 2021-03-07T07:30:00+01:00 2021-03-08T07:30:00+01:00 2000 2 2021-03-07T07:30:00+01:00 2021-03-08T07:30:00+01:00 2000 1 2021-03-07T07:30:00+01:00 2021-03-08T07:30:00+01:00 2000 2 2021-03-07T07:30:00+01:00 2021-03-08T07:30:00+01:00 2000 1 drifting snow 2000 steep ridgeline terrain, gullies, bowls Alpine weather forecast (ZAMG-Weather Service Innsbruck) In the northern ranges heavy cloud will pass through, further south it will be sunnier. Cloud will intensify this afternoon, block the sun, by evening light snowfall is expected to set in. Temperature at 2000 m: -4 degrees. Moderate to brisk westerly winds. Snow cover / General info Recently generated snowdrifts lie atop a hard, rough surface; in wind-protected shady terrain atop loose, faceted crystals. The drifts in these areas are particularly prone to triggering, small slabs have been triggered by skiers. Also the melt-freeze crusts which formed Friday-Saturday cause slipping. Yesterday in foehn-exposed zones of Rätikon, Silvretta, Verwall and Arlberg, new trigger-sensitive drifts were generated. Last night in the northern regions, SW winds transported the snow. Yesterday on sunny slopes the snowpack was moistened, formed a breakable crust during the night which will soften during the day today. Avalanche danger assessment Moderate avalanche danger prevails above 2000 m. The major threat: snowdrifts. Avalanche prone locations occur primarily in steep ridgeline terrain, in gullies and bowls. Small (sometimes medium) slabs can be triggered by one single skier. When skiing in extremely steep terrain, the fresh snow can also slip across the hard melt-freeze crust. Apart from the danger of being buried in snow, the risk of falling/getting swept along require caution. The situation in wind-protected zones is more favourable (except for high-altitude shady steep slopes). As a result of solar radiation, small-to-medium loose-snow avalanches can be triggered naturally in steep rocky terrain. In extremely steep shady terrain above 2200 m, very isolated triggerings of slab avalanches are possible in deeper layers of the snowpack by large additional loading, particularly in transitions from shallow to deep snow.