Danger level

2600m

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

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.

Tendency

Only isolated wet avalanches are possible.