Avalanche danger is considerable above 2200m, below that altitude danger is low. Medium-sized slab avalanches can be triggered by one sole skier in a few steep spots. The danger zones due to fresh and older drifts lie on W/N/E facing slopes, often 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. On steep grass-covered slopes, isolated small glide-snow avalanches are possible in isolated cases.
Snowpack
During the course of the day, more fresh snowfall is anticipated. Transported fresh snow will be deposited on shady slopes atop soft layers, the snowpack is moistened up to high altitudes due to diffuse light conditions. Near-surface layers often form a crust due to rain seepage. The below-average old snowpack is expansively metamorphosed at high and high-alpine altitudes. Weak layers in the uppermost part of the snowpack can be triggered. On sunny slopes, melting forms dominate in the old snowpack.
Tendency
Likelihood of snowdrift accumulations triggering will gradually diminish
Danger level
2200m
Avalanche Problem
Wind slab
2200m
Caution: assess fresh drifts carefully
Avalanche danger is considerable above 2200m, below that altitude danger is low. Medium-sized slab avalanches can be triggered by one sole skier in a few steep spots. The danger zones due to fresh and older drifts lie on W/N/E facing slopes, often 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. On steep grass-covered slopes, isolated small glide-snow avalanches are possible in isolated cases.
Snowpack
During the course of the day, more fresh snowfall is anticipated. Transported fresh snow will be deposited on shady slopes atop soft layers, the snowpack is moistened up to high altitudes due to diffuse light conditions. Near-surface layers often form a crust due to rain seepage. The below-average old snowpack is expansively metamorphosed at high and high-alpine altitudes. Weak layers in the uppermost part of the snowpack can be triggered. On sunny slopes, melting forms dominate in the old snowpack.
Tendency
Likelihood of snowdrift accumulations triggering will gradually diminish
Danger level
Danger of falling outweighs that of being buried in snow masses
Avalanche danger is low. Isolated small loose-snow naturally triggered avalanches are possible or can be triggered by one sole skier. Danger zones for small slab avalanches in the snowdrifts occur seldom on very steep N/E facing slopes at high altitudes. On steep grass-covered slopes, isolated small glide-snow avalanches are possible.
Snowpack
Atop a shallow, generally stable snowpack, which at intermediate altitudes is already 0 degrees isotherm and on sunny slopes at high altitudes has melt-freeze forms, about 10-25 of fresh snow has been registered, without much wind impact. During daytime hours, another 5-10cm of fresh snow is expected.
