Low avalanche danger, only little snow. Observe risk of falling.
Low Avalanche danger. A few danger spots due snow drift deposits in high altitude gullies and bowls and steep areas. Danger of being swept away and buried as well as risk of falling is to be considered. Small moist loose-snow avalanches coming from steep slopes are possible due to increasing warmth.
Snowpack
Only in shady high altitude slopes a snow cover is existing. Exposed areas are blown-off and bare or icy. In gullies and bowls the old snow cover ist weakened due to faceted snow crystals . Due to precipitation and warmth the snow surface gets moist and looses strength.
Tendency
It stays mild and foehn-like. No significant changes of the avalanche danger situation.
Danger level
1600m
Avalanche Problem
Wet snow
1600m
Persistent weak layer
2000m
Wet loose-snow avalanches and slab avalanche danger in high altitudes.
The avalanche danger is moderate above 1.600 m. Spontaneous loose-Snow avalanches coming from steep areas or triggered by individuals are possible due to rain and warmth. In very steep, shady and high slopes slab avalanches within the old snow can be triggered by small additional loads and slab through deeper layers within the old snow. They can reach medium sizes. Danger spots are increasin in higher altitudes. On steep slopes with smooth surface spontaneous gliding snow avalanches are possible.
Snowpack
The snow cover looses its strength on the surface due to precipitation. Only in altitudes above 2.000 m thin snowdrift deposits can form. They are prone to triggering in the first place but during the course of the day less. In shady high slopes the are some areas with weak layers built up by Graupel and faceted snow crystals within the old snow cover. These are eventually prone to triggering. The snow base is moist towards the soil which makes gliding activities potentially possible. In general the snow cover is inhomogeneous, from medium altitude s downwards only little snow.
Tendency
Monday will be mild and stormy. Consider wet snow layers in some spots.
