Category: Current situation

Following an unusually long, dry period, weather conditions changed on Sunday, 09.03. Since then, avalanche danger has increased step by step. In the interim, considerable avalanche danger prevails above 2000m in the central Stubai Alps, the northern Zillertal Alps and in East Tirol. Avalanches can be quite easily triggered by winter sports enthusiasts in the…

Isolated fresh snowdrifts prone to triggering lie along the Main Alpine Ridge and in the foehn-exposed regions of North Tirol. Danger zones occur esp. on very steep shady slopes, easily recognized. During the course of the day slightly increasing likelihood of wet glide-snow and loose-snow avalanches on extremely steep sunny slopes due to wet snowpack.…

Mostly low danger prevailed during this last week, moderate danger regionally. Dominant (contained) problems were snowdrifts and a marked persistent weak layer. Starting Sunday, 2 March, a powerful high-pressure front will move in. Springlike temperatures and often a shallow snowpack on sunny slopes will make the snowpack increasingly moist/wet. When nocturnal skies are clear, firn-snow…

For dry slab avalanches only isolated danger zones, esp. on extremely steep shady slopes above 2400m. Due to mild temperatures and solar radiation, likelihood of wet loose-snow slides and glide-snow avalanches to increase somewhat. In general, favorable conditions prevail. Risks of injury from hidden rocks outweigh those of avalanche danger. Few avalanche prone locations in…

From 13.02 to 14.02 some fresh snow is expected (10-20cm, locally more). Whether a snowdrift problem develops depends on wind impact. Current expectation: light-to-moderate, initially southerly wind, then shifting to N/NW. A note of caution: fresh snowdrifts in steep terrain can be quite prone to triggering due to measurably dropping temperatures. Especially dangerous is the…

Since the last heavy snowfall on Tuesday, 28 January, and the subsequent high-avalanche period, the overall situation has successively improved. Slab avalanches can currently be triggered only in few places in the old snowpack: steep ridgeline, little skied-on terrain, esp. on W/N/E facing slopes. That means shady slopes above 2200m, west and east-facing slopes above…

On 28.01.2025 a southern foehn air current and subsequent cold front brought often considerable masses of precipitation regionally. The combination of much fresh snow at high altitudes, strong-to-stormy winds and a weak snowpack led during the course of that day to the significant increase in avalanche releases we forecast; to excellent artificial triggerings; to many…

Lots of fresh snow and wind are leading to a significant rise in avalanche danger. Fresh snow and snowdrifts will be deposited atop a weak, faceted expansively metamorphosed snowpack at and above the timberline, esp. on W/N/E facing slopes. During the snowfall, naturally triggered avalanches are likely, large-sized ones in isolated cases. The snowpack will…

Avalanche danger in Tirol’s mountains currently falls between two danger levels, low and moderate. The major risk stems from small drifted masses on very steep north and east-facing ridgeline slopes. Simultaneously, snow depths throughout the land are below average for this juncture of the season. In many places lurks the danger of rocks and ground…

As a result of fresh snow and winds, new snowdrifts will accumulate by Saturday, 11.01. They will be deposited in gullies, bowls, behind protruberances in the landscape and can be triggered by one skier, especially on steep north and east-facing slopes. In addition, at mid and lower levels of the snowpack, especially south of the…