Danger level
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In little used terrain a sometimes treacherous avalanche situation will prevail. Wind slabs and weakly bonded old snow require caution.
Avalanches can as before be released easily. Avalanches can be triggered in the old snowpack. Mostly they are medium-sized. Caution is to be exercised in particular on steep west, north and east facing slopes above the tree line. The avalanche prone locations are difficult to recognise. Whumpfing sounds and the formation of shooting cracks when stepping on the snowpack serve as an alarm indicating the danger. Remotely triggered avalanches are possible in isolated cases.
As a consequence of the occasionally strong wind, fresh snow drift accumulations will form. These are in some cases prone to triggering on northwest to north to east facing aspects above approximately 2200 m.
Snowpack
dp.1: deep persistent weak layer
dp.8: surface hoar blanketed with snow
Some snow will fall in particular in the north. Strong northwesterly wind: The fresh wind slabs will be deposited on surface hoar in some places above approximately 2200 m. This applies in particular on northwest, north and east facing slopes.
Above the tree line: The snowpack will be prone to triggering. Distinct weak layers exist in the old snowpack. This applies in particular on west, north and east facing slopes.
Below the tree line as well as steep sunny slopes: The snowpack is moist and its surface has a crust that is barely capable of bearing a load.
Tendency
Weak layers in the old snowpack necessitate caution. A sometimes treacherous avalanche situation will persist.
