Avalanche.report

Wednesday 11 December 2024

Published 10 Dec 2024, 17:00:00


Danger level


Avalanche Problem
Wind slab


Low avalanche danger, small Danger zones in high alpine regions due to snow deposit

Avalanche danger in general low. A few danger spots in shady slopes, behind ridges are fresh new snow deposits. Scale of slab avalanches would be small (sluff).

Snowpack

South of the Alps few snow, which is very light. No sufficient snow cover except in high shady slopes. Snow base is composed of facetted snow.

Tendency

No significant changes of the avalanche danger which remains low.


Danger level


Avalanche Problem
Wind slab


Low avalanche danger, small Danger zones in high alpine regions due to snow deposit

Avalanche danger in general low. A few danger spots in shady slopes due to old drift snow in high shady and steep gullies and bowls which are exposed north to west. Drift snow packs are prone to tirggering with high additional load. Little new snow leads to hidden danger spots. Scale of slab avalanches would be medium to small.

Snowpack

The amount of new snow from the weekend has settled and shows surface crusts with layers of soft new snow. In shady slopes facetted snow packs are found.

Tendency

Avalanche danger remains slow.