2021-03-05T17:00:00+00:00 avalanche-warnings.eu 2021-03-05T23:00:00+00:00 2021-03-06T23:00:00+00:00 2 1 drifting snow thin, small snowdrifts atop unfavourable base Moderate avalanche danger at high altitudes At altitudes above 1700 m, moderate danger prevails, elsewhere avalanche danger is low. On Friday, particularly in east and south-facing terrain, fresh drifts were generated. Also in the other aspects, new snowdrift patches exist, especially behind protruberances. Avalanche prone locations are generally small-spread and easily recognized, due to good visibility and adequate signs of wind. The danger of falling is still in the foreground, since the cold fresh snow is poorly bonded with the hard snowpack. Whereas on Friday a cold front initially softened the snowpack at low altitudes, at high altitudes there was 10-20 cm of fresh snow. The fresh snow was deposited atop a melt-freeze encrusted, very hard snowpack surface. Bonding between old and new snow is unfavourable, also the newly generated snowdrifts are poorly bonded with the old snow. Despite solar radiation, low temperatures are preventing a rapid settling of old and new snow. Final snow showers along the Northern Alps will rapidly come to an end on Saturday morning, the clouds will disperse. During the day, outstanding weather will take over with lots of sunshine. Winds will ease, but it will remain quite cool. From west to east at 2000 m: -7 to -10 degrees, at 1500 m: -3 to -5 degrees. Also on Sunday, excellent weather will reign, with lots of sunshine. Temperatures will rise noticeably. Avalanche danger will diminish. 2021-03-05T17:00:00+00:00 avalanche-warnings.eu 2021-03-05T23:00:00+00:00 2021-03-06T23:00:00+00:00 1 drifting snow very few danger zones in outlying terrain, danger of falling outweighs that of avalanches Due to minor fresh snow, low danger will continue. Heed risks of falling! Avalanche danger is low, danger zones are limited to very isolated snowdrift patches. Where there is fresh snow from Friday, bonding to the old snow is very poor. The risks of falling in the fresh snow atop the hardened, icy surfaces should not be underestimated! On Friday in the northern mountain ranges, 5-10 cm of fresh snow was registered. Snowdrift accumulations remain small. Regionally the snow is just a thin layer atop a hard, melt-freeze encrusted old snowpack. Bonding between fresh and old snow is poor and the risks of falling are high in steep terrain. In the southern ranges, there was hardly any snowfall, here the melt-freeze crusts still dominate. The clouds will disperse swiftly on Saturday morning. During the day, outstanding weather will take over with lots of sunshine. Winds will ease, but it will remain quite cool. At 2000 m: -7  degrees, at 1500 m: -3 degrees. Also on Sunday, excellent weather will reign, with lots of sunshine. Temperatures will rise noticeably. No change is expected in avalanche danger levels.