Danger level
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Older and fresh snowdrifts prone to triggering
Avalanche danger above 2000m is moderate, below that altitude danger is low. Snowdrifts create problematic situation. Slab avalanches can be triggered even by the weight of one sole person. Avalanche prone locations occur in very steep ridgeline terrain in all aspects as well as in wind-loaded gullies and bowls. The releases will mostly be small-sized. The risks of of being swept outweigh those of being buried in snow masses.
Snowpack
Easterly winds are locally diverted by the terrain. Close to ridges, small snowdrift accumulations will be generated which in some places will be deposited atop older snowdrifts. Fresh snowdrifts are prone to triggering, older snowdrifts only occasionally. Wind-exposed east-facing crests and ridges are frequently heavily corniced. In north-facing terrain there are soft layers underneath a melt-freeze crust in the uppermost part of the snowpack. The old snowpack base is stable, at intermediate altitudes slightly moist down to the ground. Terrain at intermediate altitudes which is exposed to wind and sun is often bare of snow or covered by only a few centimeters of snow.
Tendency
Avalanche danger will decrease somewhat due to milder temperatures.
