Category: Current situation

A cold front that reached Tirol yesterday evening (16.11.2023) is bringing snowfall and storm winds to the mountains. It affects mainly (North)western parts of North Tirol, where 30 to 50 cm of fresh snow can be expected. Caution: wide-ranging and generally quite trigger-sensitive snowdrift accumulations will be generated at high altitudes. Furthermore, in the regions…

The major current problem comes from the small amount of fresh fallen snow plus wind which together are generating small-sized snowdrift accumulations on high altitude shady slopes. Avalanche prone locations are easily recognized, providing good visibility. These danger zones should be circumvented whenever possible, particularly in terrain where one can be forced to take a…

Transceiver on your body, shovel and probe in your backpack. As a result of the first intensive snowfall in Tirol’s mountains, avalanche danger is rising again: major peril stems from freshly generated snowdrift accumulations which are nearly impossible to recognize. Danger spots lie particularly near ridgelines on very steep slopes above about 2600 m and…

 In a nutshell… An overly cool month of May which was full of precipitation has endured until today, 17.05. Now we can expect improved weather with steadily rising temperatures, although variable conditions will continue. We expect numerous avalanches during the next few days. Caution is urged also on very steep to extremely steep high-altitude north-facing…

 In a nutshell It seems as if a warm winter with too little snow just woke up and wanted to make up for lost time. This evening, on 09.05.2023, a cold front is arriving which will bring lots of fresh snow to the mountains. Avalanche danger will increase. Frequent naturally triggered releases can be expected…

In a nutshell… After two days of flawless firn snow conditions and a daytime cycle of wet-snow avalanche danger, the weather is again becoming instable. On Saturday, 06.05, it will be a bit cooler, sunshine and clouds will alternate, showers and thunderstorms can pass through. On Sunday, 07.05, it will turn warm again, with a…

 In a nutshell… Even if we are already in the month of May, April-weather persists. The variable conditions of recent days have further weakened the snowpack. Rain, high temperatures and repeated bouts of rainfall or fresh snow have weakend it especially on shady slopes above 2300 m. On Saturday, 29.04, there was heightened avalanche activity,…

 In a nutshell… April weather conditions persist. A warm front today and tomorrow (28-29.04) is bringing rain up to 2300 m, most of which (30mm) will be north of the Inn. At high altitudes, strong westerly winds will be blowing. On the weekend, dispersed clouds, more pleasant weather before on 1 May slight foehn-impact and…

 In a nutshell… April is quite justly famous for its caprices with the weather. This is having rapid effects on avalanche dangers. Due to an expected surge in temperatures tomorrow (Saturday, 22.04) the danger will increase during the course of the day. More frequent naturally triggered avalanches will be the result. Savvy tour planning and…

 In a nutshell… A cold front is delivering fresh snow down to intermediate altitudes. At elevated altitudes conditions for a short time will be like in deep winter. Simultaneously, avalanche danger in many places has increased to considerable. We expect higher likelihood of slab avalanches getting triggered by winter sports enthusiasts, and also increasingly frequent…