2012-02-21T07:30:00+01:00 Rudi Mair 2012-02-21+01:00 https://lawine.tirol.gv.at/data/fotos/wetter_schoen_13.jpg Avalanche danger continues to diminish Considerable and moderate avalanche danger levels 2012-02-18+01:00 3 2012-02-19+01:00 3 2012-02-20+01:00 3 2012-02-21T00:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T11:59:59+01:00 1800 steep slopes 3 2012-02-21T12:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T23:59:59+01:00 1800 steep slopes 3 2012-02-22+01:00 2 2012-02-21T00:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T11:59:59+01:00 1800 3 2012-02-21T00:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T11:59:59+01:00 1800 2 2012-02-21T12:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T23:59:59+01:00 1800 3 2012-02-21T12:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T23:59:59+01:00 1800 2 2012-02-21T00:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T11:59:59+01:00 1800 2 2012-02-21T00:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T11:59:59+01:00 1800 2 2012-02-21T12:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T23:59:59+01:00 1800 2 2012-02-21T12:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T23:59:59+01:00 1800 2 2012-02-21T00:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T11:59:59+01:00 1800 2 2012-02-21T00:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T11:59:59+01:00 1800 2 2012-02-21T12:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T23:59:59+01:00 1800 2 2012-02-21T12:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T23:59:59+01:00 1800 2 2012-02-21T00:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T11:59:59+01:00 1800 3 2012-02-21T00:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T11:59:59+01:00 1800 2 2012-02-21T12:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T23:59:59+01:00 1800 3 2012-02-21T12:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T23:59:59+01:00 1800 2 2012-02-21T00:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T11:59:59+01:00 1800 3 2012-02-21T00:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T11:59:59+01:00 1800 2 2012-02-21T12:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T23:59:59+01:00 1800 3 2012-02-21T12:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T23:59:59+01:00 1800 2 2012-02-21T00:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T11:59:59+01:00 1800 3 2012-02-21T00:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T11:59:59+01:00 1800 2 2012-02-21T12:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T23:59:59+01:00 1800 3 2012-02-21T12:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T23:59:59+01:00 1800 2 2012-02-21T00:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T11:59:59+01:00 1600 3 2012-02-21T00:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T11:59:59+01:00 1600 2 2012-02-21T12:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T23:59:59+01:00 1600 3 2012-02-21T12:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T23:59:59+01:00 1600 2 2012-02-21T00:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T11:59:59+01:00 1800 3 2012-02-21T00:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T11:59:59+01:00 1800 2 2012-02-21T12:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T23:59:59+01:00 1800 3 2012-02-21T12:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T23:59:59+01:00 1800 2 2012-02-21T00:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T11:59:59+01:00 1800 3 2012-02-21T00:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T11:59:59+01:00 1800 2 2012-02-21T12:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T23:59:59+01:00 1800 3 2012-02-21T12:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T23:59:59+01:00 1800 2 2012-02-21T00:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T11:59:59+01:00 1800 3 2012-02-21T00:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T11:59:59+01:00 1800 2 2012-02-21T12:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T23:59:59+01:00 1800 3 2012-02-21T12:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T23:59:59+01:00 1800 2 2012-02-21T00:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T11:59:59+01:00 1800 2 2012-02-21T00:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T11:59:59+01:00 1800 2 2012-02-21T12:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T23:59:59+01:00 1800 2 2012-02-21T12:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T23:59:59+01:00 1800 2 2012-02-21T00:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T11:59:59+01:00 1800 2 2012-02-21T00:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T11:59:59+01:00 1800 2 2012-02-21T12:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T23:59:59+01:00 1800 2 2012-02-21T12:00:00+01:00 2012-02-21T23:59:59+01:00 1800 2 Weather in general: A high pressure arc extends from the Atlantic over Tirol all the way to Russia. The air masses are dry and are turning increasingly mild. The next weather perturbance will arrive on Thursday. Mountain weather today: a sunny, nearly cloudless day beckons. Winds will be light, temperatures are rising. Temperature at 2000 m: minus 4 degrees; at 3000 m: minus 9 degrees. Light winds at high altitude. The old snowpack has settled well, it is solid and stable, as is usual in winters with above average snow depths. On the surface, a hard, wind-compacted layer is evident, particularly above the treeline. In some places, the uppermost layers mutated to loosely packed, faceted snow crystals during the long-enduring cold wave; when these unbonded layers are blanketed over by snowdrift, the likelihood of avalanches triggering is still quite high. The avalanche danger in Tirol’s backcountry touring regions has diminished somewhat, but above approximately 1800 m in some regions is still considerable. Avalanche prone locations are to be found primarily in the treeline zone, i.e. between 1800 and 2400 m. Above that altitude, the frequency of danger zones tends to decrease. The major peril stems from older snowdrift accumulations on steep slopes in southwestern to northern to southeastern aspects, where avalanches can be triggered even by minimum additional loading, namely, the weight of a single backcountry skier or frerider. Below about 2400 m, particularly on steep, grassy, sun-bathed slopes, isolated full depth snowslides are still a danger and require caution.