Fresh snow and a sometimes strong northwesterly wind will give rise to snow drift accumulations that are prone to triggering
on the northern flank of the Alps in particular and in the high Alpine regions in general. In addition, given the low temperatures,
any weak layers will stabilise only slowly, so that the fresh snow and snow drift accumulations of recent days will also remain
prone to triggering in the high Alpine regions in some cases. In some places, avalanches can release deeper layers of the
snowpack. At elevated altitudes, conditions are more wintry than usual at this time of year.
The old snowpack is thoroughly moist below 2500 m on north facing slopes, and up to approximately 3000 m on east, south and
west facing slopes. Both wet snow and gliding avalanches remain possible, in particular under the influence of solar radiation.