Karwendel Mountains

Karwendel Ost

Tue 10 Feb

Day Risk Profile

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Low

Avalanche Problems

Avalanche Activity

Low avalanche danger will prevail.

Individual avalanche prone locationsLocations delineated by aspect or altitude where avalanches can trigger and people or objects are at risk.EAWS glossary for dry avalanches are to be found in particular on very steep shady slopes above approximately 2000 m and adjacent to ridgelines. They are rather rare and are clearly recognisable to the trained eye. Apart from the danger of being buried, restraint should be exercised as well in view of the danger of avalanches sweeping people along and giving rise to falls.

Outlook

→ Constant avalanche danger

11 February 2026

Low avalanche danger will prevail.

Snowpack & Weather

Snowpack ▾

The old snowpackSnow layers deposited from earlier precipitation, prior to fresh fallen snow. Old snow layers consist of metamorphosed snow crystals.EAWS glossary consists of faceted crystalsSnow grains, solid, with multiple flat glassy faces and sharp edges. Developed from faceting metamorphism, usually poorly bonded to one another (fewer contact points), a critical factor in avalanches if a faceted layer is covered with bonded snow. Typical grain size: 0.5 to 3 mm See also: www.snowcrystals.itEAWS glossary. Low and intermediate altitudes: The snowpackSnow deposited on the ground in a multiplicity of layers.EAWS glossary is moist and its surface has a melt-freeze crustLayer of hard-compacted snow resulting from a melt-freeze process; increases firmness.EAWS glossary that is barely capable of bearing a load. The snowpack will be generally subject to considerable local variations. Only a small amount of snow is lying for the time of year in all altitude zones.