Regions
Sexten Dolomites, Eastern Pfunderer Mountains, Durreck Range, Western Rieserferner Mountains, Val Müstair Alps, Western Deferegger Alps, Langtaufers, Ortler Range, Schnals Ridge, Southern Stubai Alps, Ulten Valley, Southern Zillertal Alps and High Tauern, Eastern Nonsberger Alps, Northern Dolomites of Fiemme, Saldurn-Mastaun Ridge, Gröden Dolomites, Texel Mountains, Prags Dolomites, Sarntal Alps, Western Pfunderer Mountains
Danger level
Avalanche Problem
Wind-drifted snow above 2200m, N-NE-E-NW
Wet snow above 1800m, N-NE-E-SE-S-SW-W-NW
Wind slabs are in some cases prone to triggering at high altitudes and in high Alpine regions.
As a consequence of a sometimes moderate southwesterly wind, small wind slabs formed on Saturday. This applies in particular adjacent to ridgelines and in gullies and bowls. These avalanche prone locations are clearly recognisable to the trained eye. Mostly the avalanches are rather small but in some cases easily released.
As a consequence of warming during the day and the solar radiation, the likelihood of moist and wet avalanches being released will increase gradually.
Snowpack
The more recent wind slabs are to be found especially adjacent to ridgelines and in pass areas and generally in the high Alpine regions. At intermediate altitudes the snow is wet. In very isolated cases weak layers exist in the old snowpack in particular on west, north and northeast facing slopes. Outgoing longwave radiation during the night will be quite good over a wide area. The surface of the snowpack will soften during the day.
Tendency
The weather will be mild. Gradual increase in danger of moist and wet avalanches.