2021-02-27T17:00:00+00:00 avalanche-warnings.eu 2021-02-27T23:00:00+00:00 2021-02-28T23:00:00+00:00 1 favourable situation Hardly any avalanche prone locations. Where sun shines late, the surface is hard as iron. Stable, hard snowpack Avalanche danger is LOW, hardly any avalanche prone locations. Most likely to trigger are shallow-snow and extremely steep (40°) north-facing slopes above 2400 m where a few snowdrift patches are movable, forcing a fall. Potential for glide-snow avalanches is low, sensitive spots rare, the amounts of snow too little. A few centimetres of fresh snow on Saturday lie atop a melt-freeze encrusted, stable snowpack. The only potential weak layer is at ground level, but this is unliky to trigger due to highly variable snow depths. Perfect mountain weather on Sunday: cloudless skies, hardly any wind, outstanding visibility, low air moisture. At 1500 m: -1 to +3 degrees; at 2000 m: -2 to +1 degree; at 3000 m: -5 degrees. Outlook: Monday through Wednesday cloudless skies. Temperatures will rise slightly, but it will not be quite as warm as last week. Air moisture will remain low. Thus, adequate nocturnal outgoing radiation, reduced firn, hard surfaces on shady slopes. No change. Perfect springtime conditions, only a slight daytime cycle. Change probably coming on Friday. 2021-02-27T17:00:00+00:00 avalanche-warnings.eu 2021-02-27T23:00:00+00:00 2021-02-28T23:00:00+00:00 1 gliding snow on extremely steep grassy slopes, seldom/few, below 2200 m Stable snowpack, heed risks of taking a fall on hardened steep slopes Avalanche danger is LOW, hardly any avalanche prone locations. Most likely to trigger are shallow-snow and extremely steep (40°) north-facing slopes above 2400 m where a few snowdrift patches are movable, forcing a fall. Potential for glide-snow avalanches is low, sensitive spots rare, the amounts of snow too little. Small-to-medium avalanches are possible in extremely steep grassy terrain, mostly outside the classic backcountry routes. A few centimetres of fresh snow (with graupel) from Saturday lies deposited atop a melt-freeze encrusted snowpack. The snowpack beneath it is well settled and stable. More deeply embedded layers of faceted crystals are generally well covered. Perfect mountain weather on Sunday: cloudless skies, hardly any wind, outstanding visibility, low air moisture. At 1500 m: -1 to +3 degrees; at 2000 m: -2 to +1 degree; at 3000 m: -5 degrees. Outlook: Monday through Wednesday cloudless skies. Temperatures will rise slightly, but it will not be quite as warm as last week. Air moisture will remain low. Thus, adequate nocturnal outgoing radiation, reduced firn, hard surfaces on shady slopes. No change. Perfect springtime conditions, only a slight daytime cycle. Change probably coming on Friday. 2021-02-27T17:00:00+00:00 avalanche-warnings.eu 2021-02-27T23:00:00+00:00 2021-02-28T23:00:00+00:00 2021-02-27T23:00:00+00:00 2021-02-28T11:00:00+00:00 1 2021-02-28T11:00:00+00:00 2021-02-28T23:00:00+00:00 1 2021-02-27T23:00:00+00:00 2021-02-28T11:00:00+00:00 1 2021-02-28T11:00:00+00:00 2021-02-28T23:00:00+00:00 2 gliding snow in extremely steep grassy terrain, esp. in the afternoon: medium-sized, in isolated cases large-sized Favourable conditions. Keep in mind: glide-snow avalanches are always possible. Avalanche danger is LOW, hardly any avalanche prone locations, danger on south-facing slopes rising to MODERATE. Only problem: glide snow, small-to-medium, in isolated cases large-sized glide-snow avalanches in very steep grassy terrain below 2200 m, particularly were fractures are already apparent in the snowpack. Saturday brought next to no fresh snow. Hardened, encrusted surfaces dominate. The snowpack beneath them has settled well, is stable. More deeply embedded layers of faceted crystals are generally well covered. The only potential weak layer is at ground level, with possible influence on gliding snow. Perfect mountain weather on Sunday: cloudless skies, hardly any wind, outstanding visibility, low air moisture. At 2000 m: -4 to 0 degree; at 3000 m: -5 degrees. Outlook: Monday through Wednesday cloudless skies. Temperatures will rise slightly, but it will not be quite as warm as last week. Air moisture will remain low. Thus, adequate nocturnal outgoing radiation, reduced firn, hard surfaces on shady slopes. No change. Perfect springtime conditions, only a slight daytime cycle. Change probably coming on Friday.