Category: Current situation

In the next few days cold and moist air masses will reach our region. Particularly in the eastern parts of Tirol, massive amounts of precipitation can be expected by Sunday morning. In the mountains, 50 to 100 cm of fresh snowfall is anticipated from place to place, falling on bare ground by and large. Once…

Once again we expect fresh snowfall in the mountains over the next few days. Focus: Zillertal Main Alpine Ridge and East Tirol, esp. in Hohe Tauern. Above 2500 m, 20-40cm of fresh snow is anticipated, locally as much as 50cm. For this juncture of the season there are above average snow depths in high alpine…

Since Thursday, 30.05, there has been intense rainfall/snowfall. In high alpine regions, i.e. above 2500m, we expect 40-50 cm of fresh snow by Sunday, 02.06, in places up to 60cm. Since precipitation is intense, the snowfall level on Friday, 31.05, could descend to 1700m for a time. As fresh snowfall and winds increase, avalanche danger…

Some rainfall and weeklong lower temperatures lie before us – in high alpine regions local snowfall is possible. The fresh fallen snow will be deposited mostly on a wet old snowpack. Recent precipitation was shower-like, which generated a marked layer of graupel. This serves as a weak layer. On very steep shady slopes in high alpine…

Starting on Thursday, 02.05, until Saturday, 04.05, some fresh snowfall is expected in the mountains of Tirol. It will be deposited atop a wet snowpack. Due to (diffuse) solar radiation the fresh snow will swiftly moisten, starting on Saturday. In steep rocky terrain in all aspects, numerous naturally triggered small-to-medium avalanches are anticipated which can…

In the last Blog we pointed out a potential persistent weak layer based on danger pattern dp.4 “cold on warm.” Further analysis and reports have confirmed this danger. The overall picture is somewhat diffuse. The arc stretches from reports of stable conditions over intensive skiing of very steep terrain all the way to worrisome snow…

Following a period of early-summer weather lasting until 15.04, the winter has made a comeback: low temperatures, snowfall down to low lying areas and measurably rising snow depths with ascending altitude. Avalanche danger is assessed as moderate, despite ample amounts of fresh snow. Main problem currently: fresh snow problem resulting in increasing loose-snow avalanches in…

Low temperatures, fresh snow and wind are the ingredients of current avalanche danger. Particularly in gullies, bowls and behind discontinuities in the terrain, the freshly-generated trigger-prone snowdrift accumulations are often hard to recognize due to poor visibility. Especially in areas where fresh snow has been heavy, such avalanche prone locations are frequent and far-reaching. Releases…