Verwall Mountains Central

Verwallgruppe Mitte

Wed 24 Dec

Day Risk Profile

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Low

Avalanche Problems

Avalanche Activity

Individual avalanche prone locations are to be found on shady slopes at elevated altitudes.

As a consequence of new snow and a gusty wind, sometimes avalanche prone wind slabs will form in isolated cases. Caution is to be exercised adjacent to ridgelines and in gulliesUsually a steep, elongated, eroded trench; typically prone to snowdrift accumulation.EAWS glossary and bowlsRounded or elongated concavity; typically tending to accumulate snowdrift.EAWS glossary at elevated altitudes. In isolated cases avalanches can be triggered in the weakly bonded old snow. Such avalanche prone locationsLocations delineated by aspect or altitude where avalanches can trigger and people or objects are at risk.EAWS glossary are to be found in particular on extremely steep shady slopes above approximately 2600 m. Mostly avalanches are small. 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

25 December 2025

Low avalanche danger will prevail.

Snowpack & Weather

Snowpack ▾

Some snow will fall. Shady slopes above approximately 2600 m: Faceted 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. Below approximately 2600 m: The snowpack is largely stable. Hardly any snow is lying on south facing slopes. The snowpack will be generally subject to considerable local variations. Less snow than usual is lying in all altitude zones.