Category: Current situation

This blog is sub-divided into two parts: Short and sweet: a description of the current situation. A detour: “More snow = more avalanches?” Current situation In far-reaching parts of Tirol, quite favorable conditions currently reign. Avalanche danger generally depends on altitude during the morning hours: above about 2400 m danger is low, below that altitude…

A new round of fresh snow was unloaded on Tirol, most in the northern, eastern and furthermost western regions, as well as in the eastern Zillertal Alps. Frequently between 30 and 50 cm of fresh snow was registered, the prize was won by the Seegrube measurement station above Innsbruck (once again): just under 100 cm.…

Avalanche warnings in the Alps Normal 0 21 false false false DE-AT X-NONE X-NONE The Alps are an extraordinarily complex mountain range, unique on earth. In no other mountain range of the world do so many countries and cultures meet in such a compressed area. Eight nations with five highly contrasting languages share a space…

Current situation Weak layers in the old snow are currently the main problem for winter sports in Tirol’s mountains. In East Tirol, separate from the Main Alpine Ridge, the old-snow problem is striking. Due to the shallow snowpack at the end of January, markedly weak layers formed near ground level consisting of faceted snow crystals…

Numerous avalanches During the last few days, numerous avalanches in Tirol have been registered. These were naturally triggered releases in the regions where snowfall has been heaviest, on the one hand; on the other, avalanches triggered by skiers and freeriders. To date, no one has suffered injuries. In the interim, the phase of naturally triggered…

Current situation and outlook Lots of snow in the south Following a week of highly variable conditions with some snowfall, sunshine, varying wind impact and low temperatures, it’s time to concentrate on the forecasts of the ZAMG Weather Service for the coming days: Tirol will increasingly be caught in the grips of a southerly airstream.…

Some users who have consulted our cross-border avalanche bulletin over the last few weeks might have wondered why warning-regions in the Euregio are always changing their borderlines and sizes. Sometimes a region is small, enclosing only one mountain range; at other times the same region is far larger, covering all three regions of Tirol, South…

Current situation Above average snow depths in far-reaching parts of Tirol for this juncture of the season. Snow-depth map for Tirol, South Tirol and (not shown) Trentino. Decreasing depth curve towards the south. Snow depths diminish steadily as the old snowpack consolidates. It is cold, winds are light. The extremely low surface temperature of the…

Current situation Avalanche danger has ongoingly decreased over the last few days. In the major areas of precipitation the snowpack has settled, fresh snow and drifts have bonded well with the old snow. Enormous settling of the snowpack since precipitation came to an end on Tuesday, 15.01. The graph shows a modelled settling. Also at…