Wet-snow avalanches can be triggered by winter sports enthusiasts and grow to medium size. These avalanche prone locations are located particularly on W/N/E-facing slopes slopes. Rainfall anticipated in the afternoon hours, thereby the likelihood of avalanches triggering will increase.
Snowpack
dp.10: springtime scenario
Weather conditions are making the snowpack ever wetter, leading to a loss of firmness inside the snowpack, resulting to loss of snowpack firmness. Many starting zones have already completely dishcharged. Nocturnal outgoing longwave radiation hardly exists. The snowpack surface can barely freeze and softens rapidly. The snowpack is thoroughly wet. On steep sunny slopes below 1700m, hardly any snow on the ground.
Tendency
Little change in avalanche danger levels
Danger level
2800m
Avalanche Problem
Wet snow
2800m
Wind slab
2800m
Beware wet-snow and snowdrifts in high-alpine terrain
Wet-snow avalanches can in isolated cases be triggered by one winter sports enthusiast and grow to medium size. These avalanche prone locations are located particularly on W/N/E-facing slopes below 2800m. Rainfall is anticipated in the afternoon, thereby the likelihood of triggerings will increase. Fresh snowdrift accumulations can be triggered by one sole skier on very steep shady slopes above 2800m. Such danger zones occur esp. in ridgeline terrain, in gullies and in bowls.
Snowpack
dp.10: springtime scenario dp.6: cold, loose snow and wind
Weather conditions below 2800m are leading to the snowpack becoming thoroughly wet, forfeiting firmness of the snowpack. Many wet-snow avalanches have already released, many starting zones have completely discharged, the snowpack is thoroughly wet. High-alpine zones: Due to fresh fallen snow and often strong southerly winds, small new snowdrift accumulations will be generated. Nocturnal outgoing longwave radiation is severely reduced, the snowpack hardly freezes, then soften rapidly in the morning hours. On steep sunny slopes below 1900m there is hardly any snow on the ground.
Tendency
No significant change expected
Danger level
Avalanche Problem
Wet snow
Beware wet snow. Isolated danger zones.
Naturally triggered wet-snow avalanches will increase with the daytime danger cycle. Wet-snow avalanches can be triggered by winter sports enthusiasts, mostly small releases.
Snowpack
dp.10: springtime scenario
Weather conditions are leading to the snowpack becoming thoroughly wet. Many wet-snow avalanches have already released, many starting zones have completely discharged, the snowpack is thoroughly wet, very little snow in some regions. Nocturnal outgoing longwave radiation hardly exists. The snowpack surface can barely freeze and softens rapidly. On steep sunny slopes and below 1800m there is hardly any snow on the ground.
