Level 3, considerable

Wind slabs

Avalanche prone locations
In particular in west to north to south facing aspects above approximately 2200m.

In particular in west to north to south facing aspects above approximately 2200m.

Danger description

In particular at elevated altitudes sometimes large wind slabs formed. These can be released easily in some places, especially at their margins. Single winter sport participants can release avalanches, including dangerously large ones. Avalanches can additionally in isolated cases be released in the weakly bonded old snow on little-used, rather lightly snow-covered shady slopes. This applies in particular above approximately 2000 m in the western part of the northern flank of the Alps.
Backcountry touring and other off-piste activities call for experience in the assessment of avalanche danger and careful route selection.

Wet avalanches

The weather will be very mild. As a consequence of warming during the day and solar radiation more wet and gliding avalanches are possible. To some extent wet avalanches can also release deeper layers of the snowpack and reach large size in isolated cases.
Caution is to be exercised on very steep sunny slopes below approximately 2800 m, as well as on shady slopes below approximately 2200 m.