Avalanche.report Saturday 04.05.2024

Danger level

2600m

Avalanche Problem

Wind slab

2600m

Wet snow

2600m

Fresh wind slabs are to be evaluated with care and prudence. Moist loose snow avalanches require caution.

High altitudes and the high Alpine regions: The fresh wind slabs are in isolated cases prone to triggering on northwest to north to northeast facing aspects. Avalanches can reach medium size in isolated cases. Regions exposed to heavier precipitation: As a consequence of warming during the day and solar radiation more frequent loose snow avalanches are to be expected, even medium-sized ones, especially in steep rocky terrain in all aspects.

Wet and gliding avalanches are possible. In very isolated cases avalanches can release the saturated snowpack and reach a dangerous size.

Apart from the danger of being buried, restraint should be exercised as well in view of the danger of avalanches sweeping people along and giving rise to falls.

The Avalanche Warning Service currently has only a small amount of information that has been collected in the field, so that the avalanche danger should be investigated especially thoroughly in the relevant locality.

Snowpack

dp.6: cold, loose snow and wind

High Alpine regions: In some localities up to 15 cm of snow, and even more in some localities, has fallen. As a consequence of a sometimes strong wind from variable directions, wind slabs formed in particular in gullies and bowls and behind abrupt changes in the terrain. High altitudes: The weather conditions will give rise to increasing and thorough wetting of the snowpack.

Tendency

Individual avalanche prone locations for dry avalanches are to be found in extremely steep terrain. As a consequence of warming during the day and solar radiation only isolated loose snow avalanches are to be expected, especially in steep rocky terrain in all aspects.

Danger level

2600m

Avalanche Problem

Wind slab

2600m

Wet snow

2600m

In the last few days wind slabs formed in high Alpine regions. They represent the main danger. Below approximately 2600 m moist small and medium sized avalanches are possible.

The new snow and wind slabs of the last few days must be evaluated with care and prudence in all aspects above approximately 2600 m. Dry avalanches can reach medium size. These can in some places be released by small loads, especially adjacent to ridgelines and in gullies and bowls.
As a consequence of warming during the day and solar radiation wet and gliding avalanches are possible as the day progresses, especially on steep slopes below approximately 2600 m in all aspects.

Snowpack

dp.6: cold, loose snow and wind
dp.10: springtime scenario

As a consequence of southeasterly wind, sometimes deep wind slabs formed in the last few days in high Alpine regions. The high temperatures as the day progresses will give rise to increasing moistening of the snowpack in particular on steep sunny slopes below approximately 2600 m.

Tendency

As a consequence of warming loose snow avalanches are to be expected as the day progresses, even medium-sized ones, especially in steep rocky terrain in all aspects.