Only isolated danger spots due to snowdrift in shady areas.
The avalanche danger is low. In some danger spots slab avalanches can be triggered by small additional loads. These are in general small. Danger spots are located in in shady slopes and steep areas adjacent to ridgelines, in high-altitude entries into gullies and bowls and behind terrain edges. In case of triggered avalanches risk of injuries is more likely than risk of being buried.
Snowpack
The winter so far-which was cold and without lots of snow- reflects the composition of the snowcover. The snow base is formed by a succession of crusts in which weak layers and faceted snow is found. In shady slopes small amounts of older snowdrift and now with the south wind blown-in snow. On sunny slopes the snow cover got soft but will get cooler during the night.
Tendency
No significant changes.
Danger level
1800m
Avalanche Problem
Wind slab
1800m
Persistent weak layer
1600m
With the south wind on shady slopes fresh, poorly bonded snowdrift on top of surface hoar!
The avalanche danger above 1.800 m is moderate. In shady areas slab avalanches can be triggered by small additional loads. These avalanches are usually small but can reach medium size in some places. Danger spots are usually located in shady northwestern to eastern expositions especially in transitions from little to much snow, in entries to steep gullies and bowls and behind ridgelines. The danger areas increase with height.
Snowpack
Due to mild sunny weather the snow cover got soft in sunny high-altitude slopes. On shady slopes driftsnow-which formed during precipitation Wednesday-is prone to triggering in some places. Also du to south winds there can driftsnow formed again which is poorly bonded to the predominantly existing surface hoar. In addition persistent weak layers are there for a longer period due to low amounts of snow and faceted snow layers and crusts which are weakening the snow base.
Tendency
Due to cooling tension within the snowdrift are persistent.
