Category: Current situation

Today, 14.11, we took advantage of the window of good weather and focused on the snowpack layering, together with our team of observers. Simultaneously, Avalanche Commissions made their first exploratory flights in the regions where snowfall has been heaviest. Snowpack analysis is the basis for correct assessments of danger. (Photo: 14.11.2019) We currently face two…

The precipitation which was forecast by the ZAMG Weather Service has arrived. In the regions along the Main Alpine Ridge from the southern Ötztal Alps eastwards and in East Tirol, 50 to 80 cm of fresh snow have frequently been registered. In southern East Tirol there was generally about 100 cm of fresh snow registered.…

Lots of fresh snow, particularly in East Tirol and along the Main Alpine Ridge, will build up new snowpack depths. As a result, avalanche danger will rise to new heights in those regions. North of the Inn there is comparatively little snow, and less precipitation is anticipated there. Overview of snow depths in Tirol. North…

Just to round out the last blog entry: In the mountains of the Europaregion there is already snow in the heights: Webcam photo from Pejo 3000 m towards Rifugio Vioz-Mantova (07.11.2019) The bad-weather front arrived from the south. Animated depiction of the Zugspitze webcam of the bad-weather front approaching from the south. Throughout the Europaregion…

Highly variable weather conditions have brought some fresh snow to the mountains since the end of October. The snowfall was particularly heavy during the last few days. The amounts of fresh fallen snow in the regions along the Main Alpine Ridge and southwards therefrom were frequently about 50 cm, significantly more from place to place.…

An out-of-the-ordinary winter demands out-of-the-ordinary moments to write a blog…. In the first part: a brief description of the snow and avalanche situation since the end of May. In the second part: a review of the winter through data, facts and graphs. Snow and avalanche situation between end of May and mid-June 2019 There is still…

Last week’s weather: variable. Mostly gray skies and rainy, with brief intervals of improvement and dispersed clouds (23-25 May). Weather station Hahnenkamm (Reutte): for a station at 1670m, still enormous amounts of snow The predominantly gloomy, cold, wet weather will persist for a bit. Rainfall up to about 2500 m in most parts of Tirol. Tirol’s…

At the end of March we carried out an online survey to determine reader satisfaction with the new Euregio Avalanche Bulletin. We would like to thank everyone who participated in this survey, who took the time to answer the questions. We have studied the results carefully. Based on your responses, we are taking appropriate measures…

Still unstable and cool The variable weather conditions, rather cool and moist for this juncture of the season, persist. Weather review: highly variable! A comparative review: the winter’s greatest snow depths are frequently being measured in high alpine regions currently. Impressive amounts of fresh snow in the mountains Conditions as in deep winter at Regensburger…

Winter still reigns in the mountains Since the end of April, extremely variable, moist and unseasonably cold weather conditions have prevailed. An atypical “melting display” for this juncture of the season: increasing snow depths in May at 2060 m altitude in the Tux Alps. In addition, the plummeting temperatures at the end of April are…