Karwendel Mountains

Karwendel Ost

Mon 9 Mar

Day Risk Profile

1

Low

Avalanche Problems

Avalanche Activity

A generally favourable avalanche situation 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. Mostly avalanches are medium-sized. Apart from the danger of being buried, restraint should be exercised in particular in view of the danger of avalanches sweeping people along and giving rise to falls. As a consequence of warming during the day and the solar radiation, the likelihood of slab avalanchesThe abrupt release of a slab of snow on a mountain slope. After crack initiation and crack propagation in a weak layer the released slab comprises 3 elements: The weak layer, the gliding horizon and the slab. If the slope angle is steep enough, the slab will glide down. If the slope is not steep enough, the slab will settle down on the failed weak layer. Possibly a whumpf sound will follow due to air pressed out of the weak layer. The fracture line will be sharp edged.EAWS glossary being released will increase a little.

Outlook

→ Constant avalanche danger

10 March 2026

Slight increase in danger of wet avalanches as a consequence of warming during the day and solar radiation.

Snowpack & Weather

Snowpack ▾

Avalanche prone weak layersSnowpack layer in which the crystals are poorly bonded and the layer has the potential to fail. Typical crystals in dry weak layers causing avalanches are : precipitation particles; surface hoar; faceted crystals; hollow crystals; graupel. Generally >1mm in size, loose grains with few bonds Wet weak layers can be formed by all snow crystal/grain types.EAWS glossary exist in the bottom section of the snowpackSnow deposited on the ground in a multiplicity of layers.EAWS glossary on shady slopes. Outgoing longwave radiation during the night will be reduced. The surface of the snowpack will freeze to form a strong crustLayer of hard-compacted snow resulting from a melt-freeze process or wind.EAWS glossary only at high altitudes. In steep terrain there is a danger of falling on the hard snow surface. The weather conditions as the day progresses will give rise to slight softening of the snowpack on very steep sunny slopes.