PM
Danger level
Avalanche Problem
Wet snow above 2800m above 1800m, N-NE-E-W-NW
The Avalanche Warning Service currently has only a small amount of information that has been collected in the field. Wet avalanches are the main danger. As a consequence of warming during the day and the solar radiation, the likelihood of wet avalanches being released will increase gradually. The avalanche prone locations are to be found in particular on steep west to north to east facing slopes below approximately 2800 m. Wet avalanches can release the saturated snowpack and can reach as far as areas without any snow cover. In the runout zone hardly any snow is lying. In many cases the avalanches are otherwise only small. Individual gliding avalanches can also occur, in particular on steep north facing slopes above approximately 2400 m.
dp 10: springtime scenario
dp 2: gliding snow
First half of night: Outgoing longwave radiation during the night will be reduced in some case, in particular in the west. Second half of night: Outgoing longwave radiation during the night will be quite good. The surface of the snowpack will freeze to form a strong crust and will soften during the day. Individual weak layers exist deep in the old snowpack on steep shady slopes, especially above approximately 2800 m in areas where the snow cover is rather shallow. At low altitude no snow is lying.
Increase in avalanche danger as a consequence of warming during the day and solar radiation.