Fresh drifts on shady slopes and hidden persistent weak layer problem
Avalanche danger above 2000m is moderate, below that altitude danger is low. In few places, an avalanche can be triggered by one sole skier as a slab avalanche. Danger zones are nearly impossible to recognize, most critical behind protruberances in the landscape and in gullies and bowls. Fresh drifts on some ridgeline slopes can be easily triggered as a small slab. The wind-loaded zones are easily recognized, watch out for the risks of falling. On very steep sunny slopes, small loose-snow avalanches are possible. Isolated small naturally triggered glide-snow avalanches are possible.
Snowpack
Atop a hardened crust (or else, bare ground) 10-30 cm of loosely-packed snow lie deposited, often wind impacted. On shady slopes at high altitudes the fresh snow from Friday has also been deposited atop loose snow or surface hoar. The fundament on steep shady slopes at high altitudes is expansively metamorphosed. Atop a hardened crust (or else, bare ground) 10-30 cm of loosely-packed snow lie deposited, often wind impacted. On shady slopes at high altitudes the fresh snow from Friday has also been deposited atop loose snow or surface hoar. The fundament on steep shady slopes at high altitudes is expansively metamorphosed. Also to be found on sunny slopes. On sunny slopes the snow is sticky or has a melt-freeze crust in the early morning hours.
Tendency
No significant change in danger levels anticipated
Danger level
Favorable situation
Avalanche danger is low. Triggering a small slab is possible in only few places, most endangered are shady slopes in very steep terrain above 2000m. In isolated cases a small glide-snow avalanche is possible. Isolated small naturally triggered glide-snow avalanches possible.
Snowpack
Atop a melt-freeze crust (or else, bare ground) loosely-packed snow lies deposited. Surface hoar has often been blanketed. Due to winds from varying directions small snowdrifts are being generated from the loose fresh snow or faceted crystals near the near-surface crusts, these are prone to triggering. The weak layers also occur on sunny slopes. The very below-average old snow fundament consists of several crusts with faceted crystals beneath them, but all-in-all is often quite compact and only seldom tends towards fracture propagation. On sunny slopes the snow is sticky or as a thin melt-freeze crust.
Tendency
No significant change in danger levels anticipated
