Isolated medium-sized wet-snow and glide-snow avalanches
Avalanche danger is moderate. In a few places on steep slopes which have not yet discharged, small-to-medium moist/wet avalanches can trigger naturally, esp. when windows of sunshine are more extended, or be triggered by winter sports enthusiasts. In isolated cases, small-to-medium glide-snow avalanches are possible.
Snowpack
The still evident snowpack below 2000m has turned to summer-firn snow. Even above that altitude the snow is moist or wet, contains melt-freeze crusts, though the overall somepack is quite compact. In places, there are a few cm of fresh snow deposited atop this old snowpack surface.
Tendency
Springtime situation: slight daytime danger cycle due to wet-snow avalanche activity
Danger level
2800m
Avalanche Problem
Wet snow
2800m
Wind slab
2800m
Moderate wet-snow problem. Beware snowdrifts in high-alpine zones.
Avalanche danger is moderate, on steep slopes below 2800m which have not yet discharged, small-to-medium moist/wet-snow avalanches can releases spontaneously, esp. with extended sunshine windows, or be triggered by persons. Also isolated small-to-medium glide-snow avalanches are possible. Danger zones for small snowdrifts occur in shady wind-loaded gullies and bowls above 2800m. Dry-snow slab avalanches can be triggered here by one sole skier. Isolated avalanches can fracture down to the wet layers and sweep them along, thereby growing to medium size.
Snowpack
The snowpack is moist or wet up to high altitutudes, contains melt-freeze crusts even though the snowpack is quite compact overall, weak layers are isolated but occur above 2500m. In some places in this compact, moist old snowpack there are a few cm of fresh snow lying atop it. Dry weak layers of faceted crystals exist only on shady slopes above 2800m. Due to storm-strength southerly foehn winds, small snowdrift accumulations have been generated over the last few days, esp. on very steep shady slopes, deposited them atop weak layers where they are prone to triggering.
Tendency
Springtime situation: slight daytime danger cycle. The snowdrift problem is receding.
Danger level
Isolated danger zones
Avalanche danger is low. In isolated cases, small glide-snow or wet-snow avalanches can release in steep terrain which has not yet discharged.
Snowpack
What little snow there is, is moist-to-wet, in other words, summer-firn.
Tendency
Slight daytime danger cycle (wet-snow activity) within the same Danger Level
