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Currently no avalanche forecast!
Dangerrating 3 – Considerable
am 1. March 2026
Persistent
am 1. March 2026
Persistent
Wet snow
- Danger Patterns
- deep persistent weak layer
- springtime situation
Distinct weak layers exist in the old snowpack in particular on west, north and east facing slopes.
Outgoing longwave radiation during the night will be good over a wide area. Sunshine and high temperatures will give rise as the day progresses to rapid and thorough wetting of the snowpack. This applies especially on steep sunny slopes below approximately 2400 m.
Avalanches can be released in the weakly bonded old snow by a single winter sport participant.
The danger of wet snow slides and avalanches will already exist in the early morning, after an overcast night especially on the Main Alpine Ridge and to the north. In the other regions the danger of wet avalanches will increase during the day, in particular on steep sunny slopes at intermediate and high altitudes.
Avalanches can in many cases be released in the old snowpack and reach large size. This applies even in case of a single winter sport participant. The avalanche prone locations are to be found in particular on steep west, north and east facing slopes above approximately 2000 m. Individual avalanche prone locations are to be found also on steep sunny slopes above approximately 2400 m. Caution is to be exercised in particular in little used terrain, as well as at transitions from a shallow to a deep snowpack, when entering gullies and bowls for example.
In their paths avalanches can entrain the wet snow. This extends the avalanche runout distances. Remotely triggered avalanches are possible. Whumpfing sounds and the formation of shooting cracks when stepping on the snowpack serve as an alarm indicating the danger.
As a consequence of warming during the day and solar radiation wet avalanches are to be expected. This applies in particular on very steep sunny slopes, and at the base of rock walls. The runout zones are to be treated with caution.