Danger level
2200m
Avalanche Problem
Gliding snow
2200m
Persistent weak layer
2000m
Wet and gliding avalanches are to be expected from the middle of the day.
Weakly bonded old snow in shady places that are protected from the wind.
Weakly bonded old snow in shady places that are protected from the wind.
A great many medium-sized and large wet and gliding avalanches are to be expected from the middle of the day. The avalanche prone locations are to be found on very steep sunny slopes at low and intermediate altitudes.
The fresh snow and the extensive wind slabs remain in some cases prone to triggering on wind-protected shady slopes above approximately 2000 m. These can still in isolated cases be released by people. Areas where the snow cover is rather shallow where weaknesses exist in the old snowpack are especially dangerous. In isolated cases avalanches can penetrate deep layers and reach large size.
Experience in the assessment of avalanche danger is advisable. Caution is to be exercised in areas with glide cracks.
The fresh snow and the extensive wind slabs remain in some cases prone to triggering on wind-protected shady slopes above approximately 2000 m. These can still in isolated cases be released by people. Areas where the snow cover is rather shallow where weaknesses exist in the old snowpack are especially dangerous. In isolated cases avalanches can penetrate deep layers and reach large size.
Experience in the assessment of avalanche danger is advisable. Caution is to be exercised in areas with glide cracks.
Snowpack
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Today on very steep grassy slopes numerous medium-sized to large avalanches occurred naturally.
140 to 170 cm of snow, and even more in some localities, fell in the last ten days above approximately 2000 m. This snow is lying on soft layers on steep, rather lightly snow-covered shady slopes and at intermediate and high altitudes.
In all regions in all altitude zones a very large amount ofsnow is lying for the time of year.
140 to 170 cm of snow, and even more in some localities, fell in the last ten days above approximately 2000 m. This snow is lying on soft layers on steep, rather lightly snow-covered shady slopes and at intermediate and high altitudes.
In all regions in all altitude zones a very large amount ofsnow is lying for the time of year.
Tendency
Tuesday: Outgoing longwave radiation during the night will be quite good. In all aspects there will be a gradual decrease in the avalanche danger to level 2 (moderate).