Avalanche danger is moderate due to persistent weak layers in high-altitutde areas!
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 is prone to triggering in some places. which is poorly bonded to the predominantly existing surface hoar. In addition faceted snow layers and crusts which are weakening the snow base especially on shady slopes.
Tendency
On Thursday sunny mountain weather is called. Avalanche danger doesn´t change significantly.
Danger level
treeline
Avalanche Problem
Persistent weak layer
Treeline
Only isolated danger spots due to snowdrift in shady areas.
The avalanche danger is low. In some places slab avalanches are possible. 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 snow cover is unusual thin for this season and southern slopes as well as exposed areas are predominatly bare or icy. An area-wide, coesive snow base is only existing in blown-in gullies and bowls and shady high-altitude slopes. That snow cover is charactized by equilibrium (isothermal) metamorphosis. It is succession of soft layers on the surfacs, partially powder snow, and faceted snow crystals with melt-freeze crusts.
Tendency
On Thursday sunny mountain weather is called. Avalanche danger doesn´t change significantly.
