As a consequence of new fallen snow and winds, fresh snowdrift accumulations will be generated at high altitudes during the
course of the day. These snowdrift accumulations are prone to triggering in some places. Prior to the current round of snowfall
the snowpack showed pronounced effects from sunshine over widespread areas. Thus, the bonding to the layers of fresh snow
and fresh snowdrifts is generally favourable. Only on north-facing slopes in high alpine regions was the snowpack surface
still loosely packed, thus, it forms a weak base.
South-facing slopes are thoroughly wet far up into high alpine regions; west-facing and east-facing slopes are wet below approximately
3000 m; north-facing slopes below approximately 2400 m. As a result of rainfall up to 2200 m, wet-snow and gliding avalanches
are possible; however, since the snowpack at this altitude belt is already wet, no large-sized avalanches are anticipated.