Old snow in high altitudes and increasing gliding snow activities.
Moderate avalanche danger above 1.800 m. The main problem still a weak old snow cover underneath fresh snowdrift deposits. Danger spots are predominately in entries and peripheral areas of extremly steep gullies and bowls in the north to east expositions. Below 2.000 m spontaneous glidingsnow or gliding loose snow avalanches coming from extremly steep slopes are possible. Avoid areas below glide cracks.
Snowpack
he snowcover is moist ebven in high altitudes and partially wet till the ground. During the night surface hoar will form, exposed areas are icy and hard. Especially in northern and eastern expositions freash thin driftsnow deposits accumulated on top of a moist old snow cover which is weakened due to faceted snow.
Tendency
Friday lower temperatures due to a coldfront. dense clouds and and small amount of snowfall coming from the north. No significant changes of the avalanche danger.
Danger level
Avalanche Problem
Gliding snow
Avalanche danger low, little snow.
Avalanche danger low. Only in some places spontaneous glidingsnow and wet loose snow avalanches coming from extremly steep slops are possible. Avoid areas below open gliding cracks. Risk of injuries is more likely than risks of falling or being buried.
Snowpack
In general the snow amount is below the average. Southern slopes and exposed areas are predominatels bare and the surfaces are icy and hard in the morning. Everywhere else the snowcover is even on summits moist and partially wet till the ground. In some places in northern to eastern high altitudes expositions frech thin snowdriftis layered on top of an old snow cover which is weakened due to kinetic metamorphosis.
Tendency
Friday lower temperatures due to a coldfront. dense clouds and and small amount of snowfall coming from the north. No significant changes of the avalanche danger.
