Wet snow represents the main danger. Fresh wind slabs in the high Alpine regions.
Wet avalanches can as before be released by a single winter sport participant. The avalanche prone locations are to be found especially on very steep west, north and east facing slopes below approximately 2800 m. Avalanches can release the saturated snowpack and reach medium size. As a consequence of warming during the day there will be only a slight increase in the danger of wet avalanches. Individual gliding avalanches can also occur, caution is to be exercised in particular on very steep grassy slopes in the regions with a lot of snow.
The wind slabs can be released by a single winter sport participant in isolated cases in particular on very steep shady slopes in high Alpine regions. Such avalanche prone locations are to be found in gullies and bowls, and behind abrupt changes in the terrain.
Snowpack
dp.10: springtime scenario dp.6: cold, loose snow and wind
The surface of the snowpack will cool hardly at all during the overcast night and will already be soft in the early morning. The snowpack will be wet all the way through. This applies on shady slopes below approximately 2600 m, as well as on sunny slopes below approximately 3000 m. Sunshine and high temperatures will give rise as the day progresses to increasing softening of the snowpack below approximately 2800 m. On steep sunny slopes as well as at low and intermediate altitudes only a little snow is now lying.
High Alpine regions: As a consequence of a strong wind from southeasterly directions, wind slabs formed. These are lying on soft layers on steep shady slopes. The weather effects will foster a rapid strengthening of the snow drift accumulations.
Tendency
The surface of the snowpack will freeze to form a strong crust and will soften during the day. Wet snow requires caution.
Danger level
2800m
Avalanche Problem
Wet snow
2800m
Wet snow represents the main danger.
Wet avalanches can as before be released by a single winter sport participant. The avalanche prone locations are to be found especially on very steep west, north and east facing slopes below approximately 2800 m. Avalanches can release the saturated snowpack and reach medium size. As a consequence of warming during the day there will be only a slight increase in the danger of wet avalanches. Individual gliding avalanches can also occur, caution is to be exercised in particular on very steep grassy slopes in the regions with a lot of snow.
Snowpack
dp.10: springtime scenario
The surface of the snowpack will cool hardly at all during the overcast night and will already be soft in the early morning. The snowpack will be wet all the way through. This applies on shady slopes below approximately 2600 m, as well as on sunny slopes below approximately 3000 m. Sunshine and high temperatures will give rise as the day progresses to increasing softening of the snowpack below approximately 2800 m. On steep sunny slopes as well as at low and intermediate altitudes only a little snow is now lying.
Tendency
The surface of the snowpack will freeze to form a strong crust and will soften during the day. Wet snow requires caution.
EARLIER Danger level
LATER Danger level
2800m
Avalanche Problem
Wet snow
2800m
Increase in danger of wet avalanches.
From the early morning as the penetration by moisture increases there will be an increase in the danger of wet avalanches. Wet avalanches can in some places be released by a single winter sport participant. The avalanche prone locations are to be found especially on very steep west, north and east facing slopes below approximately 2800 m. Avalanches can release the saturated snowpack and reach medium size.
Individual gliding avalanches can also occur, caution is to be exercised in particular on very steep grassy slopes in the regions with a lot of snow.
Snowpack
dp.10: springtime scenario
The surface of the snowpack will only just freeze and will already soften in the late morning. Some rain will fall from the afternoon in some localities, especially in the north.
The weather effects facilitated a substantial strengthening of the snow drift accumulations.
Tendency
During the night the weather will be clear at times, especially in the north. The surface of the snowpack will soften during the day. In the regions where the outgoing longwave radiation during the night is reduced the danger will increase more quickly.
