Isolated avalanche prone locations in the old snow due to ridgeline snowdrifts and weak layers
Avalanche danger is low. In a few places in steep terrain, minimum additional loading can trigger a small-to-medium slab avalanche. Danger zones due to small snowdrift patches occur especially above 2200m near ridgelines in extended east-facing terrain. As winds shift to southerly, frequent snowdrift patches will be generated also on north-facing slopes. In high-alpine terrain, in addition, on purely shady slopes (NW to NE) slab avalanches can be triggered in the old snow. In rocky terrain on sunny slopes, small loose-snow slides can trigger naturally. In general, there is still very little snow on the ground, thus the main danger stems from injuries in the terrain (falls, protruding stones, rocks, crevices, branches) rather than from snow and avalanches.
Snowpack
In wind-protected zones there is very loosely-packed fresh snow on the surface which is settling only very slowly. On sunny slopes the settling process is proceeding somewhat faster. In ridgeline zones the loosely-packed fresh fallen snow is covered in some places by fresh, shallow snowdrift patches. On shady slopes the blanketed surface hoar can serve as a weak layer in some cases. In gullies and bowls at high and high-alpine altitudes, generally hardened layers of melt-freeze crusts constitute the snowpack base (September snow). Faceted, often trigger-sensitive intermediate layers between this base and the bonded snow from November often weaken the layering. Below 1800m the fresh snow fell by and large on bare ground.
Tendency
Variable weather conditions and another bout of precipitation will raise avalanche danger a notch.
