Avalanche.report

Thursday 04.03.2021

Published 03 03 2021, 17:00


Danger level

2600m
Avalanche Problem
Gliding snow
2600m


Currently there are generally favourable conditions. Gliding snow requires caution.

A latent danger of gliding avalanches exists. Caution is to be exercised in particular on steep grassy slopes, especially in east, south and west facing starting zones that have retained the snow thus far. Avalanches can reach large size in isolated cases, especially on the Main Alpine Ridge and to the south. Areas with glide cracks are to be avoided.
Dry avalanches can additionally in very isolated cases be released in deeper layers. This applies on extremely steep shady slopes above approximately 2300 m in areas where the snow cover is rather shallow.

Snowpack

dp.2: gliding snow

The snowpack will be stable over a wide area. The surface of the snowpack has frozen to form a strong crust and will hardly soften at all. In steep terrain there is a danger of falling on the hard snow surface.
Isolated avalanche prone weak layers exist in the old snowpack. This applies on shady slopes above approximately 2300 m.
At low and intermediate altitudes hardly any snow is lying, in particular in the north.
Some snow will fall during the night in the north.

Tendency

Fresh wind slabs require caution. This applies adjacent to ridgelines on the Main Alpine Ridge and to the north.