Kaiser Mountains - Waidring Alps

Kaisergebirge - Waidringer Alpen

Fri 10 Apr

Avalanche Problems

Avalanche Activity

The danger of moist and wet avalanches will already be elevated in the early morning. Weak layers in the old snowpack can be released in isolated cases by individual winter sport participants.

The danger of moist and wet avalanches will already be elevated in the early morning. This applies in particular below approximately 2400 m. 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 on very steep shady slopes above approximately 2400 m. These avalanche prone locations are rare and are difficult to recognise.

Outlook

→ Constant avalanche danger

11 April 2026

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

Snowpack & Weather

Snowpack ▾

Outgoing longwave radiation during the night will be reduced. The surface of the snowpackSnow deposited on the ground in a multiplicity of layers.EAWS glossary will freeze very little. Some rain will fall. The snowpack will become increasingly wet all the way through. This applies in all aspectsDirection in which a slope faces as indicated by compass direction of the fall line; i.e. a north slope faces in a northerly direction.EAWS glossary below approximately 2400 m. Towards its base, the snowpack 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, especially on shady slopes at elevated altitudes.