Wind slabs at high altitude. Wet snow requires caution.
Fresh wind slabs can be released by a single winter sport participant in some cases at elevated altitudes. Such avalanche prone locations are to be found adjacent to ridgelines and in gullies and bowls. Mostly avalanches are only small. Loose snow slides are possible. In the event of prolonged bright spells this applies in particular.
Wet avalanches can in very isolated cases be released by a single winter sport participant. Natural wet avalanches are possible as a consequence of warming during the day. The avalanche prone locations are to be found especially on very steep west, north and east facing slopes below approximately 2600 m. Mostly wet avalanches are only small.
Snowpack
dp.6: cold, loose snow and wind dp.9: graupel blanketed with snow
In some regions up to 15 cm of snow will fall above approximately 2400 m. As a consequence of new snow and a moderate to strong wind from northerly directions, small wind slabs will form. These are lying on soft layers at elevated altitudes.
Over a wide area an overcast night. The old snowpack is wet. This applies on shady slopes below approximately 2600 m, as well as on sunny slopes below approximately 3000 m.
Tendency
The surface of the snowpack will only just freeze and will soften during the day. As a consequence of warming during the day and solar radiation small loose snow avalanches are possible.
Danger level
2600m
Avalanche Problem
Wind slab
2600m
Wet snow
2600m
Wind slabs at high altitude. Wet snow requires caution.
Fresh wind slabs can be released by a single winter sport participant in some cases at elevated altitudes. Such avalanche prone locations are to be found adjacent to ridgelines and in gullies and bowls. Mostly avalanches are only small. Loose snow slides are possible. In the event of prolonged bright spells this applies in particular.
Wet avalanches can in very isolated cases 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 2600 m. Mostly wet avalanches are only small.
Snowpack
dp.6: cold, loose snow and wind dp.9: graupel blanketed with snow
In some regions up to 15 cm of snow will fall above approximately 2400 m. As a consequence of new snow and a moderate to strong wind from northerly directions, small wind slabs will form. These are lying on soft layers at elevated altitudes.
Over a wide area an overcast night. The old snowpack is wet. This applies on shady slopes below approximately 2600 m, as well as on sunny slopes below approximately 3000 m.
Tendency
The surface of the snowpack will only just freeze and will soften during the day. As a consequence of warming during the day and solar radiation small loose snow avalanches are possible.
Danger level
Wind slabs and wet snow require caution.
Some fresh snow and the small wind slabs that are being formed by the sometimes strong northwesterly wind are in isolated cases prone to triggering at elevated altitudes.
Wet avalanches can in very isolated cases be released by a single winter sport participant. Wherever a lot of rain falls the danger will increase more quickly. The avalanche prone locations are to be found especially on very steep west, north and east facing slopes below approximately 2600 m.
Snowpack
dp.3: rain dp.6: cold, loose snow and wind
Over a wide area an overcast night. The old snowpack is wet. Up to intermediate altitudes rain will fall.
Above approximately 2200 m snow will fall. As a consequence of new snow and a sometimes strong northwesterly wind, small wind slabs will form at elevated altitudes.
Tendency
The fresh wind slabs are bonding well with the old snowpack. As a consequence of warming during the day and solar radiation individual loose snow slides are possible as the day progresses, but they will be mostly small.
Danger level
Low avalanche danger will prevail.
Only isolated wet avalanches are possible.
Snowpack
Outgoing longwave radiation during the night will be severely restricted. 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. A little snow is lying.
