Regions
Sexten Dolomites, Val Müstair Alps, Western Verwall Mountains, Langtaufers, Eastern Verwall Mountains, Schnals Ridge, Silvretta, Southern Stubai Alps, Samnaun Mountains, Southern Zillertal Alps and High Tauern, Northern Oetz and Stubai Alps, Saldurn-Mastaun Ridge, Western Tuxer Alps, Texel Mountains, Eastern Tuxer Alps, Sarntal Alps, Western Kitzbühel Alps, Western Pfunderer Mountains, Glockturm Range, Eastern Pfunderer Mountains, Durreck Range, Weißkugel Range, Western Rieserferner Mountains, Gurgler Range, Western Deferegger Alps, Central Stubai Alps, Ortler Range, Northern Zillertal Alps, Allgäu Alps, Ulten Valley, Venediger Range, Eastern Lechtal Alps - Ammergau Alps, Mieming Mountains, Eastern Rieserferner Mountains, Karwendel Mountains, Glockner Range, Gröden Dolomites, Eastern Deferegger Alps, Prags Dolomites, Schober Mountains, Lienzer Dolomites, Western Lechtal Alps, Central Lechtal Alps, Grieskogel Mountains
Danger level
Avalanche Problem
Gliding snow above 2600m above 2000m, NE-E-SE-S-SW-W-NW
Wet snow above 2800m, NE-E-SE-S-SW-W-NW
The danger of gliding avalanches and moist snow slides will already exist in the early morning.
The Avalanche Warning Service currently has only a small amount of information that has been collected in the field.
The surface of the snowpack cooled hardly at all during the overcast night and will already be soft in the early morning. Wet and gliding avalanches are the main danger. The avalanche prone locations are to be found in particular on northeast, south and northwest facing slopes below approximately 2800 m and on very steep slopes below approximately 2200 m. The avalanches can release the wet old snow as well and reach large size in isolated cases.
In addition a low (level 1) danger of dry slab avalanches exists. This applies in particular on extremely steep shady slopes above approximately 2400 m. The avalanches are rather small and can only be released by large loads.
Snowpack
dp 2: gliding snow
dp 10: springtime scenario
Outgoing longwave radiation during the night was severely restricted over a wide area. The surface of the snowpack has frozen to form a strong crust only at high altitudes. The snowpack will be wet all the way through at intermediate altitudes. At low altitude no snow is lying.
Individual weak layers exist deep in the old snowpack on shady slopes, especially above approximately 2400 m in areas where the snow cover is rather shallow.
Tendency
Temporary decrease in danger of gliding avalanches and wet snow slides as the temperature drops. High Alpine regions: Slight increase in danger of dry avalanches as a consequence of the sometimes strong wind.
