Snowdrifts at high altitudes still prone to triggering in places
There is no striking avalanche problem. Particularly in ridgeline zones and in very steep gullies and bowls, snowdrift accumulations require caution. They are mostly small but can be triggered even by one sole skier esp. on shady high-altitude slopes. Caution: the risks of falling and being swept along.
Snowpack
Only a few cm of fresh snowfall. Fresh and older snowdrift accumulations lie deposited esp. on steep shady slopes atop soft layers and are often prone to triggering. The uppermost layers are often still powdery (with the exception of wind-impacted zones), frequently encrusted on south-facing slopes. Also wind-crusts are evident. All in all, the snowpack is predominantly well consolidated.
Tendency
No significant change anticipated in avalanche danger levels
Danger level
2200m
Avalanche Problem
Wind slab
2200m
Snowdrift accumulations: assess them with caution
Small-area avalanche prone locations in the form of snowdrift accumulations, esp. in wind-loaded steep terrain, in gullies and bowls, and behind protruberances in the landscape, on shady slopes often triggerable above the treeline by one sole skier and then possibly growing to medium size. Drifts need to be assessed with caution, and they are difficult to recognize when blanketed with fresh snow.
Snowpack
Only a few cm of fresh snowfall. Fresh and older snowdrift accumulations lie deposited esp. on steep shady slopes atop soft layers and are often prone to triggering. The uppermost layers are often still powdery (with the exception of wind-impacted zones), frequently encrusted on south-facing slopes. Also wind-crusts are evident. All in all, the snowpack is predominantly well consolidated.
