Avalanche.report

Thursday 12 December 2024

Published 11 Dec 2024, 17:00:00


Danger level

2400m
Avalanche Problem
Wind slab
2400m


At high and high-alpine altitudes, ridgeline snowdrifts demand caution.

Avalanche danger as of 2400m is moderate, danger is low below that altitude. Near ridgelines at high and high-alpine altitudes there are shallow drifts behind protruberances in the landscape behind ridges. Generally, large additional loading is necessary to trigger a small-sized slab avalanche in, sunny, steep rocky terrain, due to solar radiation, small loose-snow avalanches can trigger by large additional loading.

Snowpack

Loosely-packed fresh fallen snow is settling to an increasing degree, now covering older snowdrifts. At high and high-alpine altitudes the NE winds can transport the snow to ridgelines. At high and high-alpine altitudes the September snow has persisted and now serves as a compact base. In isolated cases these layers contain faceted crystals, they could serve as a fracture surface. The snow is distributed highly irregularly, ridges broad and narrow are often completely windblown, and even in other places the fresh fallen snow insufficiently blankets the snow base.

Tendency

Danger is expected to gradually recede.


Danger level


Avalanche Problem
Wind slab


Avalanche danger is low, isolated danger zones due to small snowdrift patches

Avalanche danger is low. Fresh snowdrifts can be triggered in isolated cases as a slab avalanche by large additional loading. In extremely steep terrain, small-sized loose snow avalanches can release due to solar radiation.

Snowpack

The snow cover is settling to an increasing degree. It is not yet sufficiently thick for activities in outlying terrain.

Tendency

Danger expected to remain constant