Avalanche report for Wednesday 23 April 2025.

Wet snow represents the main danger. Wind slabs in the high Alpine regions.

all day it applies above 2000 meter moderate avalanche danger, so danger level two, below low avalanche danger, so danger level one.

all day, between 2000 meter and 2800 meter, we have a wet snow problem. This in all aspects. Furthermore, all day, above 2800 meter, we have a wind slab problem. Especially in the aspects West to North to East.

On very steep slopes numerous medium-sized moist and wet avalanches are possible as the penetration by moisture increases. Wet avalanches can as before be released by a single winter sport participant. The avalanche prone locations are to be found especially on west, north and east facing slopes below approximately 2800 m. Up to high altitudes rain will fall from late morning over a wide area. As a consequence of the rain, the likelihood of wet avalanches during the day being released will increase. Avalanches can release the saturated snowpack and reach large size in isolated cases. The wind slabs can be released by a single winter sport participant in isolated cases in particular on very steep shady slopes in high Alpine regions. Such avalanche prone locations are to be found adjacent to ridgelines and in gullies and bowls.

And now the snowpack:

The surface of the snowpack will cool hardly at all during the overcast night and will already be soft in the early morning. The high humditiy will give rise to softening of the snowpack. This applies on shady slopes below approximately 2400 m, as well as on sunny slopes below approximately 2800 m. The rain will give rise as the day progresses to increasing and thorough wetting of the snowpack below approximately 2400 m. The snowpack will become wet all the way through. This situation will give rise to a loss of strength within the snowpack in particular on steep slopes. On steep sunny slopes as well as at low and intermediate altitudes only a little snow is lying. Somewhat older wind slabs are lying on soft layers in particular on steep shady slopes in high Alpine regions.

The tendency for Thursday 24 April 2025 indicates a steady avalanche danger.

Have a nice day and don't forget to be careful!