As a result of the low temperatures, any and all potential weak layers are stabilising only gradually, for which reason the
fresh fallen snow and freshly generated snowdrifts of recent days still remain prone to triggering in some places at high
altitudes. From place to place, avalanches can sweep along more deeply embedded layers inside the snowpack. At heightened
altitudes, conditions remain wintery for this juncture of the season.
As a result of sunshine and significantly higher temperatures during the course of the day on Thursday, particularly in the
regions where snowfall has been heaviest, numerous loose-snow slides and loose-snow avalanches can be expected to release
from the new fallen snow.
The old snow cover is thoroughly wet below 2500 m on north-facing slopes, below approximately 3000 m on east-facing, south-facing
and west-facing slopes. Wet-snow and gliding avalanches continue to be possible, particularly in case of solar radiation.