Author: Patrick Nairz
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Glide-snow avalanches due to warmth and rainfall – trigger-sensitive drifts
Rainfall is weakening the snowpack. Where there is a lot of snow on the ground, increasingly frequent glide-snow activity can be expected. As a warm front moves in, the snowfall level will swiftly ascend starting in the evening of 18.11, making freshly and recently generated snowdrift accumulations highly prone to triggering. Current Situation Over the…
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Due to snowfall and storm winds, increase in avalanche danger in the mountains
A cold front that reached Tirol yesterday evening (16.11.2023) is bringing snowfall and storm winds to the mountains. It affects mainly (North)western parts of North Tirol, where 30 to 50 cm of fresh snow can be expected. Caution: wide-ranging and generally quite trigger-sensitive snowdrift accumulations will be generated at high altitudes. Furthermore, in the regions…