The snow cover at high altitudes is becoming thoroughly wet to an increasing degree: on south-facing slopes below approximately
3000 m; on east-facing and west-facing slopes below approximately 2600 m; and on north-facing slopes below approximately 2200
m. Particularly on very steep north-facing slopes, isolated dry-snow avalanches can still be triggered in the near-surface
layers.
During the night of clear skies on Saturday night, a melt-freeze crust capable of bearing loads will be generated on east-facing,
south-facing and west-facing slopes more than anywhere else. During the course of the morning hours, this crust will soften
up swiftly. The danger of wet-snow and gliding avalanches then increases during the course of the morning. Over the last few
days, isolated wet-snow and gliding avalanches have been reported. Gliding avalanches can grow to large size in the regions
where snowfall has been heavy.