Karwendel Mountains

Karwendel Ost

Sat 14 Mar

Day Risk Profile

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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 small. 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.

Outlook

→ Constant avalanche danger

15 March 2026

A favourable avalanche situation will persist.

Snowpack & Weather

Snowpack ▾

Above approximately 2000 m: Isolated 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 northwest, north and northeast facing slopes. In steep terrain there is a danger of falling on the hard snow surface. Below approximately 2000 m: The old snowpackSnow layers deposited from earlier precipitation, prior to fresh fallen snow. Old snow layers consist of metamorphosed snow crystals.EAWS glossary will be moist. The weather conditions as the day progresses will give rise to gradual softening of the snowpack. This also applies on steep sunny slopes above approximately 2000 m.