Caution urged on steep, shady slopes. Beware small fresh snowdrifts.
Slab avalanches can be triggered in the old snow in some places by large additional loading. Caution is urged on very steep, shady high altitude slopes. In addition, small-sized masses of fresh fallen snow and snowdrifts occur in ridgeline and pass zones and behind protruberances in the landscape at increasing frequency with ascending altitude. Small-to-medium sized slab avalanches can be triggered by winter sports enthusiasts. These avalanche prone locations are easily recognized for practiced mountaineers. Especially on smooth-ground sunny slopes, small-sized glide-snow avalanches continue to be possible.
Snowpack
Tonight some fresh snowfall is anticipated. With increasing altitude, particularly in ridgeline and pass zones, as well as behind protruberances in the landscape, small-sized freshly generated and older snowdrift accumulations occur which are prone to triggering. At higher altitudes, particularly on shady slopes, faceted intermediate layers occur inside the snowpack. In places, these can be triggered. There is still only limited information available to the Avalanche Warning Services from off-piste terrain.
Tendency
No significant change in the avalanche situation is anticipated.
Danger level
Avalanche Problem
Gliding snow
Predominantly low avalanche danger
Avalanche danger is low. On extremely steep, especially shady slopes, small avalanches can be triggered by winter sports enthusiasts. Apart from being buried in snow masses, the risks of being swept along and forced to fall also require caution. Particularly on sunny slopes where the ground is smooth, naturally triggered small-sized, in isolated cases medium-sized glide-snow avalanches continue to be possible.
Snowpack
Tonight some fresh snowfall is anticipated. This will be deposited on top of a thoroughly wet, well settled and superficially melt-freeze encrusted snowpack up to high altitudes. Particularly in ridgeline terrain, small freshly generated and older, generally small-sized snowdrift accumulations occur. On steep grass-covered slopes, repeated glide cracks and small glide-snowslides have been observed. There is still only limited information available to the Avalanche Warning Services from off-piste terrain.
Tendency
No significant change in the avalanche situation is anticipated.
