Avalanche.report

Sunday 02 02 2020

Published 01 02 2020, 17:00

Regions
Texel Mountains, Western Pfunderer Mountains, Eastern Pfunderer Mountains, Durreck Range, Western Rieserferner Mountains, Val Müstair Alps, Langtaufers, Ortler Range, Schnals Ridge, Southern Stubai Alps, Southern Zillertal Alps and High Tauern, Saldurn-Mastaun Ridge


Danger level
Danger Level 3 - Considerable
Avalanche Problem
Wind-drifted snow above the treeline, N-NE-E-SE-S-SW-W-NW
Wet snow above 2600m, N-NE-E-SE-S-SW-W-NW


Gradual increase in danger of wet and gliding avalanches as the day progresses. Wind slabs at high altitudes and in high Alpine regions.

The backcountry and freeriding conditions are unfavourable. Fresh snow and wind slabs can in some places be released, even by a single winter sport participant and reach medium size. The avalanche prone locations are quite prevalent and are barely recognisable because of the poor visibility. Whumpfing sounds and the formation of shooting cracks when stepping on the snowpack can indicate the danger.
In the last two days the weather has been very mild. On Sunday the likelihood of moist small and medium sized avalanches being released will increase further. A latent danger of gliding avalanches exists.

Snowpack

dp 3: rain

As a consequence of fresh snow and strong wind the wind slabs will increase in size once again as the day progresses. This applies above approximately 2000 m. The fresh snow and wind slabs will be deposited on soft layers, especially on wind-protected shady slopes above the tree line as well as in areas close to the tree line. In some places relatively hard layers of snow are lying on old snow containing large grains.

Tendency

Monday: Dry and wet avalanches are possible.

Regions
Sexten Dolomites, Latemar, Western Deferegger Alps, Ulten Valley, Eastern Nonsberger Alps, Eastern Rieserferner Mountains, Northern Dolomites of Fiemme, Glockner Range, Gröden Dolomites, Southern Adamello, Eastern Deferegger Alps, Prags Dolomites, Sarntal Alps, Adamello - Presanella, Schober Mountains, Northern Brenta - Peller, Lienzer Dolomites, Western Nonsberg Alps, Southern Brenta, Fassa Valley, Sole, Pejo and Rabbi, Maddalene


Danger level
Danger Level 2 - Moderate above the treeline
Danger Level 1 - Low above the treeline
Avalanche Problem
Wind-drifted snow above the treeline, N-NE-E-SE-NW
Wet snow above 2600m, SE-S-SW-W


The danger of dry and wet avalanches will increase a little during the day.

The more recent wind slabs can still be released in particular on steep shady slopes above the tree line. As a consequence of warming during the day small and, in isolated cases, medium-sized moist and wet avalanches are possible. They can be released in the weakly bonded old snow in particular in areas where the snow cover is rather shallow. In particular transitions from a shallow to a deep snowpack where weaknesses exist in the old snowpack are precarious.

Snowpack

The strong wind will transport the loosely bonded old snow. In particular above the tree line mostly small wind slabs will form. Large-grained weak layers exist in the snowpack especially on steep, rather lightly snow-covered shady slopes. At high altitudes and in high Alpine regions the avalanche prone locations are more prevalent.

Tendency

The wind will be strong to storm force over a wide area.