Danger level

2200m

Persistent weak layer

2200m

Old snow problem more marked at highest altitudes

Avalanche danger above 2200m is moderate, below that altitude danger is low. Weak layers persist in the old snowpack In places, slab avalanches can be triggered by minimum additional loading at transitions from shallow to deep snow Avalanche prone locations occur in very steep ridgeline terrain in W/N/E aspects as well as at entries into gullies and bowls. The releases will mostly be small-sized. The risks of being swept along outweigh those of being buried in snow masses.

Snowpack

A few centimeters of loose new snow blanket a well settled old snowpack surface. At high altitudes, the upper layers of the snowpack sometimes still contain soft intermediate layers, in particular in north aspects. At intermediate altitudes the snowpack is mostly stable, several melt-freeze crusts are embedded. The snowpack base is slightly moist down to the ground.

Tendency

The snowpack will consolidate and stabilize increasingly.

Danger level

Persistent weak layer

Danger of falling in extremely steep terrain

Avalanche danger is low. Weak layers in the older snowpack can be problematic. Small slab avalanches can be triggered in particular in places with little snow by large additional loading. Isolated avalanche prone locations occur in particular in extremely steep ridgeline terrain in W-N-E aspects. Dangers of being swept along and injured outweigh those of being buried in snow masses.

Snowpack

A few centimeters of loose new snow blanket a well settled old snowpack surface. At highest altitude, weak layers persist in some places in the uppermost part of the snowpack on shady slopes. Elsewhere, the snowpack is mostly stable, several melt-freeze crusts are embedded. The snowpack base is slightly moist down to the ground.

Tendency