Author: Jeffrey McCabe
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Avalanche prone locations mostly in very steep shady terrain above 2400m
Avalanche danger has receded over the course of the week. Moderate danger still prevails above 2400m from region to region in North Tirol, otherwise the danger level is low. Caution still urged especially on very steep shady slopes at high altitudes. Only few avalanche prone locations, lots of spots lacking much snow The Snowpack A…
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NEWS in Avalanche Bulletins for 2025/26 season
During the months which have elapsed since last winter, Avalanche Bulletins have taken strides, implemented new developments. The top highlight is the integration of the AWS Carinthia into the Avalanche Report System Euregio: starting this season, border-crossing, multi-language joint avalanche forecasts are being published together with our southeastern neighbors. Collaboration! Closing of ranks with the…
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Daily avalanche bulletins start. Caution: weak old snow, esp. on high shady slopes.
Slab avalanches triggered by persons today, Thursday, 27.11.2025, demonstrate the current situation: very unstable. Caution urged particularly on very steep shady slopes above 2200m, where faceted weak layers in the old snow are prone to triggering. One single individual can release an avalanche in some places. In the regions of North Tirol with the most…
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Season Review 2024/25
Mid-September – powerful burst of winter, high glacier activity September had heavy precipitation throughout Austria, in western regions more than at any time in measurement history. At mid-month in the mountains, winter arrived early with locally up to 150cm of fresh fallen snow atop the warm ground. This led to heightened gliding snow and loose-snow…
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Fresh snowdrifts in the heights, but also danger of injuries from rocks
Avalanche danger is currently being determined by wind impact. Avoid fresh drifts in the heights and beware sharks, i.e. rocks hidden just below the snow surface! Fresh snow + Wind = Snowdrifts Since Monday, 17.11.2025, 24-45cm of fresh snow has been registered along the Main Alpine Ridge, locally more. Due to the significant drop in…
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Caution: fresh snowdrifts esp. on shady slopes at great heights
Some fresh fallen snow and intermittent strong-velocity northerly winds particularly along the Main Alpine Ridge are leading to freshly generated snowdrift masses. These masses are prone to triggering in places, especially in protected bowls and basins at great heights and in glaciated terrain. As a result of fine weather in coming days, avalanche prone locations…
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Review of first onset of winter this season
As was forecast, it snowed as much as 50cm in the western regions, locally even more, on Monday, 27.10. For a brief spell, you even had to watch out for slab, glide-snow and loose-snow avalanches. The higher temperatures which followed in its wake provided a swift decrease in avalanche danger and rapid melting of the…
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Lots of fresh snow regionally plus storm-strength winds: avalanche danger rising significantly esp. in western North Tirol
Intensive snowfall and winds will cause avalanche danger to rise significantly in Tirol starting on Monday 27.10. Particularly in the regions with most snowfall, naturally triggered dry-snow small-to-medium sized avalanches can be expected. Higher temperatures and solar radiation will lead to heightened activity of moist loose-snow avalanches in steep rocky terrain. As the snow settles,…
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Wintertime conditions in the mountains – potential avalanche danger for a brief spell
There has been significant snowfall in recent days particularly in the Zillertal Alps and Hohe Tauern: 30-80cm of fresh fallen snow has been registered at about 2800m since Monday evening, 07.07, most of which fell in the Venediger Massif. Strong velocity northerly winds transported the fresh snow far-reachingly. Freshly generated snowdrift accumulations can be prone…
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Year’s first heat wave makes weak, deep high-alpine layers thoroughly moist
With the year’s first heat wave, the last deep-lying weak layers on north-facing high-alpine slopes are being thoroughly moistened for the first time. This significant wetness is leading to naturally triggered, wet-snow avalanche activity. Whoever is en route in the high Alps needs to terminate their tour early in the day. Naturally triggered wet slab…