Author: Jeffrey McCabe

A few snapshots of the current situation Lots of fresh snow in some southern regions 100 cm of fresh snow at 3000 m in Sölden ski area (photo: 05.04.2019) In the meantime, weather conditions have improved. Hardly any wind (in western regions, such as here in the Silvretta, clear nighttime skies, sunshine from early morning).…

Current situation & outlook April, comes in like a lion, goes out like a lamb. On the heels of recent springlike temperatures, a low-pressure system over the Gulf of Genoa is bringing back a bout of late winter. In the southern barrier-cloud zones along the border to South Tirol, particularly on the Ötztal Main Ridge,…

ONLINE SURVEY on new Euregio Avalanche.report We want your feedback on the new border-crossing Avalanche Bulletins. Help us to improve our product and win an attractive prize. The survey takes about 10 minutes. Thank you. Summary The outstanding weather forecast for the weekend permits us to look forward to making good use of the stable snowpack.…

Skies on Saturday night, 23.03, will again be star-studded and the snowpack will cool off accordingly. On steep, sunny slopes, a melt-freeze crust capable of bearing loads will form up to high altitudes in the early morning hours of Sunday. Beneath this crust the snowpack is wet or moist down to the ground at least…

Current situation Low avalanche danger currently prevails throughout Tirol. Brilliantly sunny-plus-no-wind weather has created unbeatable conditions for winter sports. On shady slopes and in zones where solar radiation is flat, there is still powder snow. Breiter Grieskogel, southern Stubai Alps (photo: 20.03.2019). The current avalanche situation permits steep descents with top conditions. Russkopf, Silvretta  (photo:…

Current situation & outlook A powerful westerly/northwesterly airstream is currently thrusting a series of cold and warm fronts towards the Alps. By Saturday morning, 16.03, we can expect heavy precipitation, according to ZAMG weather forecasts. In the mountains, 50-100 cm of fresh snow is anticipated. Winds will be blowing at strong to storm strength, even…

Normal 0 21 false false false DE-AT X-NONE X-NONE Variable weather has brought some precipitation over the last five days, most of which fell on 11.03 and 12.03. Initially there was rainfall up to about 2000 m, regionally even higher. The measurements at Kappl weather station bear witness to the highly variable conditions over recent…

Outlook Stormy southerly foehn winds which have been raging over North Tirol since yesterday, Wednesday 06.03, were the harbinger of a cold front which will move across all of Tirol tonight and bring some precipitation. On the way in the field, while the cold front is pulled through in the area of the Aifner (photo:…

Outlook On Thursday night a cold front will reach us, bringing strong NW winds to the northern flank of the Alps and temporarily terminating the springlike conditions. Already on Thursday, 28.02, the cold front has announced its approach with intensifying NW winds and slightly decreasing temperatures at intermediate and high altitudes. About 20-30 cm of…