In southern Valais and the inneralpine and southern regions of Grisons, weak layers exist deep in the snowpack. Although these
are very severe in some places, no further avalanche releases in such layers have been reported since the end of February.
In the other regions the bonding of the snowpack is more favourable.
Clear skies during the night will give rise to a strong crust on the surface of steep south facing slopes up to high altitude
zones. On the northern flank of the Alps in particular, individual gliding avalanches can occur. Exceptionally little snow
is lying in the south; many measuring stations are recording the lowest ever amounts for this time of year. In view of the
thin and in many cases faceted snowpack, on glaciers there is currently an elevated risk of falling into a crevasse, especially
in the Zermatt and Saas Fee regions.