Avalanche.report

Tuesday 16.04.2024

Published 15 04 2024, 17:00


Danger level

2600m
Avalanche Problem
Gliding snow
2600m
Wet snow
2600m


Decrease in danger of wet avalanches as the temperature drops. Wet and gliding snow require caution.

More medium-sized and, in isolated cases, large gliding avalanches are possible. This applies in particular on steep grassy slopes below approximately 2600 m. Areas with glide cracks are to be avoided.
In the early morning more medium-sized wet avalanches are possible. This applies on very steep slopes below approximately 2600 m.

In isolated cases wet avalanches can release the saturated snowpack and reach large size. In steep gullies avalanches can in isolated cases reach valley bottoms at relatively high altitudes.

Snowpack

dp.2: gliding snow
dp.10: springtime scenario

The snowpack is wet all the way through. This applies on sunny slopes in all altitude zones, as well as on shady slopes below approximately 2600 m. Some snow will fall in some localities. The meteorological conditions will bring about a gradual strengthening of the snowpack.
The surface of the snowpack will only just freeze and will already be soft in the early morning.

In particular below the tree line only a little snow is now lying.

Tendency

Decrease in danger of wet avalanches as the temperature drops.


Danger level



Until midday the weather will be very mild. The danger of wet avalanches will already exist in the early morning.

On steep grassy slopes mostly small gliding avalanches are possible. From the middle of the day the activity of wet avalanches will gradually decrease.

Snowpack

dp.10: springtime scenario
dp.2: gliding snow

The surface of the snowpack will freeze very little and will already be soft in the early morning.

Below approximately 1800 m from a snow sport perspective, in most cases insufficient snow is lying.

Tendency

Wednesday: The avalanche danger will decrease.