Isolated avalanche triggerings by winter sports enthusiasts possible in extremely steep terrain. In high-altitude pass and ridgeline terrain, small snowdrifts require attentiveness, they are often still prone to triggering. The danger of being swept along and forced to take a fall outweighs that of being buried in snow masses. Danger of small (where snowfall has been heavy also medium-sized) glide-snow avalanches on steep grass-covered slopes or rocky plates remains difficult to asses. Caution urged below glide cracks.
Snowpack
The below-average snowpack is well consolidated b and large. In high altitude pass and ridgeline zones, small fresh, often trigger-sensitive snowdrift accumulations require attentiveness. Esp. on steep shady slopes these drifts have been deposited atop loose snow and are prone to triggering. High-altitude shady slopes are often still powdery, elsewhere the snowpack is often with breakable crusts, sometimes wind crusts are capable of bearing loads. On sunny slopes, a melt-freeze crust. During the daytime hours, this crust softens up again.
Tendency
Avalanche danger levels not expected to change significantly
Danger of small (where snowfall has been heavy also medium-sized) glide-snow avalanches on steep grass-covered slopes or rocky plates remains difficult to asses. Caution urged below glide cracks. Otherwise avalanche dange ris low. Isolated triggerings by winter sports enthusiasts in extremely steep terrain are possible. The danger of being swept along and forced to take a fall outweighs that of being buried in snow masses.
Snowpack
The below-average snowpack is well consolidated by and large. In high altitude pass and ridgeline zones, small fresh, often trigger-sensitive snowdrift accumulations require attentiveness. Esp. on steep shady slopes these drifts have been deposited atop loose snow and are prone to triggering. High-altitude shady slopes are often still powdery, elsewhere the snowpack is often with breakable crusts, sometimes wind crusts are capable of bearing loads. On sunny slopes, a melt-freeze crust. During the daytime hours, this crust softens up again. In recent days increasingly frequent fresh glide cracks and glide-snow avalanches have been reported.
Tendency
Avalanche danger levels not expected to change significantly
