Avalanche.report

Friday 11 April 2025

Published 11 Apr 2025, 09:48:00


Danger level



Isolated danger zones at high altitudes

Weak layers in the uppermost part of the snowpack can in isolated cases be triggered by one sole skier. Such danger zones occur esp. on steep N/W/E-facing slopes above 2100m. Avalanches can in isolated cases grow to medium size. Due to solar radiation and daytime warmth, increasingly frequent wet-snow avalanches can be expected, especially on extremely steep sunny slopes, releases mostly small-sized. Acute danger of falling on hardened snowpack surfaces in steep terrain, esp. in the morning.

Snowpack

Nocturnal outgoing longwave radiation will be quite good. The snowpack surface will freeze and be capable of bearing loads in early morning, softening subsequently over the course of the day. The old snowpack is moist, particularly on sunny slopes at all altitudes and on shady slopes below 2100m. Inside the old snowpack on N/W/E-facing slopes there are faceted, expansively metamorphosed weak layers, esp. abov 2400m. Below 1800m there is hardly any snow on the ground.

Tendency

Little change expected


Danger level



Isolated danger zones at high altitudes

Weak layers in the uppermost part of the snowpack can in isolated cases be triggered by one sole skier. Such danger zones occur esp. on steep N/W/E-facing slopes above 2100m. Avalanches can in isolated cases grow to medium size. Due to solar radiation and daytime warmth, increasingly frequent wet-snow avalanches can be expected, especially on extremely steep sunny slopes, likelihood of triggering increases, releases mostly small-sized since many starting zones have discharged. Acute danger of falling on hardened snowpack surfaces in steep terrain, esp. in the morning hours.

Snowpack

Nocturnal outgoing longwave radiation will be quite good. The snowpack surface will freeze and be capable of bearing loads in early morning, softening subsequently over the course of the day. The old snowpack is moist, particularly on sunny slopes at all altitudes and on shady slopes below 2100m. Inside the old snowpack on N/W/E-facing slopes there are faceted, expansively metamorphosed weak layers, esp. abov 2200m. Below 1500m there is hardly any snow on the ground.

Tendency

Increase in avalanche danger levels due to higher daytime temperatures and solar radiation


Danger level



Favorable avalanche situation

Quite favorable avalanche conditions prevail in general. Due to solar radiation, isolated moist avalanches can be expected during the course of the day, esp. on extremely steep sunny slopes. On hardened surfaces, acute danger of falls, esp. in the morning hours.

Snowpack

Nocturnal outgoing longwave radiation will be quite good. The snowpack surface will freeze and be capable of bearing loads in early morning, softening subsequently over the course of the day. The old snowpack is moist, particularly on sunny slopes at all altitudes and on shady slopes below 2100m. Inside the old snowpack on N/W/E-facing slopes there are faceted, expansively metamorphosed weak layers, esp. abov 2100m. Below 1600m there is hardly any snow on the ground.

Tendency

Little change expected