Avalanche.report

Saturday 25 January 2025

Published 24 Jan 2025, 17:00:00


Danger level

2200m
Avalanche Problem
Wind slab
2200m


Further snowdrifts accmulating due to foehn impact

Fresh and older snowdrift accumulations are evident esp. in steep wind-loaded terrain, in gullies adn 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. Danger zones often difficult to recognize when blanketed with fresh snow. In isolated cases, small slab avalanches can be triggered on high-altitude extremely steep shady slopes also in the old snow, usually by large additional loading and where the snow is shallow.

Snowpack

The minor amounts of fresh snow has been transported at high altitudes. Fresh and older snowdrift accumulations lie deposited atop soft layers esp. on steep shady slopes and are often prone to triggering. The most recent fresh snow often lies deposited on powdery (with the exception of wind-impacted zones) snowpack surfaces, on south-facing slopes frequently on encrusted surfaces. Also wind-crusts are evident. All in all, the snowpack is predominantly well consolidated.

Tendency

Ongoing caution urged: small snowdrifts


Danger level

2000m
Avalanche Problem
Wind slab
2000m


Favorable conditions. Caution urged towards small drifts.

Avalanche danger is low. Fresh drifts can trigger small slab avalanches even by minimum additional loading in some places. Danger zones occur in steep ridgeline terrain, mostly on NW/N/E facing slopes and behind protruberances in the landscape. Danger of being swept along and forced to take a fall outweigh that of being buried in snow masses. In very isolated cases, small slab avalanches can trigger in the old snow on steep shady high-altitude slopes, generally by large additional loading and where the snow is shallow.

Snowpack

The minor amount of fresh snow was transported. Small 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