Generally favorable avalanche situation, only few danger zones
Avalanche danger is low. Isolated danger zones occur near ridgelines, esp. in steep shady terrain at summit level. Apart from the danger of being buried in snow masses, the risks of being swept along and forced to take a fall demand adequate consideration. During the course of the day, small loose-snow slides continue to be possible. On steep grass-covered slopes, isolated small glide-snow avalanches are possible.
Snowpack
On shady slopes at high altitudes, isolated weak layers in transitions from old to fresh snow. On sunny slopes and at lower altitudes the bonding of fresh snow to old snow is generally good, the snowpack is often moistened and forms a thin melt-freeze crust during the night. During the course of the day, this crust softens, the surface becomes moist and can forfeit its bonding.
Tendency
Reduced nocturnal outgoing longwave radiation is leading to increasing wet-snow and snowdrift problems.
Danger level
2000m
Avalanche Problem
Wind slab
2000m
Wet snow
2200m
Avoid snowdrift accumulations on steep shady slopes
Avalanche danger is low. Small slab avalanches can be triggered by one sole skier in a few steep spots. Danger zones occur above 2000m esp. on NW/N/NE facing slopes, on occasion distant from ridgelines. Caution urged esp. at entry points into very steep gullies and bowls. During the course of the day, naturally triggered loose-snow avalanches can be expected in extremely steep south-facing terrain below 2200m. On steep grass-covered slopes, isolated small glide-snow avalanches are possible in isolated cases.
Snowpack
The snowpack surface is highly diverse. On shady slopes the expansively metamorphosed surface can serve as a potential weak layer beneath the snowdrift patches. On sunny slopes there forms a thin melt-freeze crust at night which softens during the daytime, becomes moist, and can forfeit bonding.
Tendency
Reduced nocturnal outgoing longwave radiation is leading to increasing wet-snow and snowdrift problems.
