Avalanche.report

Saturday 26 April 2025

Published 25 Apr 2025, 17:00:00


Danger level

2600m
Avalanche Problem
Wet snow
2600m
Wind slab
2600m


Wet snow requires caution. Wind slabs in the high Alpine regions.

The danger of wet avalanches will already exist in the early morning, in the event of solar radiation especially. In the afternoon the activity of wet avalanches will increase. In the event of rain this applies in particular. Mostly avalanches are only small. The avalanche prone locations are to be found especially on very steep west, north and east facing slopes below approximately 2600 m.

Fresh wind slabs can be released in isolated cases in particular on very steep shady slopes in high Alpine regions. Such avalanche prone locations are to be found especially adjacent to ridgelines and in gullies and bowls. Mostly avalanches are only small.

The Avalanche Warning Service currently has only a small amount of information that has been collected in the field, so that the avalanche danger should be investigated especially thoroughly in the relevant locality.

Snowpack

dp.10: springtime scenario
dp.3: rain

In some regions up to 15 cm of snow, and even more in some localities, has fallen above approximately 2200 m. As a consequence of new snow and a moderate to strong wind from northerly directions, mostly small wind slabs formed in particular in high Alpine regions. These are lying on soft layers especially on very steep shady slopes. The weather conditions will foster a rapid stabilisation of the snow drift accumulations.

In some regions a partly clear night. The surface of the snowpack will only just freeze and will soften quickly. The old snowpack is wet. This applies on shady slopes below approximately 2600 m, as well as on sunny slopes below approximately 3000 m. Up to 2400 m and above rain will fall in the afternoon in some localities.

Tendency

The surface of the snowpack will cool hardly at all during the overcast night. The danger of wet avalanches will already exist in the early morning. Mostly avalanches are only small.


Danger level



Wind slabs and wet snow require caution.

The fresh wind slabs have bonded quite well with the old snowpack. Some fresh snow and the small wind slabs formed during the snowfall are now only very rarely prone to triggering at elevated altitudes.

Wet avalanches can in very isolated cases be released by a single winter sport participant. The avalanche prone locations are to be found especially on very steep west, north and east facing slopes below approximately 2600 m. As a consequence of warming during the day and solar radiation individual loose snow slides are possible as the day progresses, but they will be mostly small.

Snowpack

dp.10: springtime scenario
dp.3: rain

Above approximately 2200 m snow has fallen. As a consequence of new snow and a moderate to strong wind from northerly directions, mostly small wind slabs formed in particular in high Alpine regions. These are lying on soft layers especially on very steep shady slopes. The weather conditions will foster a rapid stabilisation of the snow drift accumulations.

Over a wide area an overcast night. The surface of the snowpack will only just freeze and will soften quickly. The old snowpack is wet. Up to high altitudes rain will fall in the afternoon in some localities.

Tendency

The surface of the snowpack will cool hardly at all during the overcast night. The danger of wet avalanches will already exist in the early morning. Mostly avalanches are only small.