The wind slabs of the last few days represent the main danger. The weather will be mild in the regions exposed to the foehn wind.
As a consequence of high temperatures, solar radiation and the moderate to strong northerly foehn wind, a treacherous avalanche situation will develop on Saturday. In addition the fresh and older wind slabs must be taken into account. These can be released even by a single winter sport participant. The avalanche prone locations are to be found in particular adjacent to ridgelines and in gullies and bowls in all aspects. In addition by the evening in particular at the base of rock walls and behind abrupt changes in the terrain, further small and medium-sized natural avalanches are possible.
Snowpack
More recent wind slabs are poorly bonded with the old snowpack above the tree line. The spring-like weather conditions gave rise to moistening of the snowpack below approximately 2700 m. As a consequence of mild temperatures and the moderate to strong northwesterly wind, the snow drift accumulations have increased in size during the last few days. Snow depths vary greatly, depending on the infuence of the wind.
