Category: Current situation

Isolated danger spots: small, easily recognized snowdrifts  For backcountry skiing and freeriding tours, in most parts of the countryside there is still not enough snow. Only along the Main Alpine Ridge are we receiving reports of high-altitude, mostly shady slopes where conditions are acceptable. Wintery conditions on shady slopes at high altitude as above, south of…

After a roller-coaster week, winter draws nearer Highly variable conditions have prevailed during the last week. Repeated bouts of rainfall or snowfall occurred The snowfall level lay between 2000 and 2800 m. At high altitude, the winds intensified measurably, blowing from westerly directions. Example of variable weather conditions at the Nachtweide-Palinkopf station (Silvretta Group) Alternating…

The winter to date At this juncture of the season, winter has been launched only at high/high-alpine altitudes in the southern regions of the land. It was generated by intensive precipitation at the end of October. As we know, this precipitation was accompanied by thunderstorms which led to mudslides, flooding and far-reaching windstorms in southern regions. A…