Injury from stones and falling are the main dangers.
The avalanche danger is low. Small sliding snow avalanches can spontaneously release from the north-facing slopes that have not yet been discharged. In shady high altitudes, there are still isolated spots in the old snow that are difficult to trigger for small slab avalanches, especially in gullies and hollows close to the crest. Overall, however, the risk of injury from terrain traps and stones predominates.
Snowpack
The snow depth is well below average for the time of year, with low elevations and the sunny side of the valley being widely bare. The snowpack is moist or even wet on the sunny side up to high altitudes. At high altitudes on the shady side, there are still isolated weak layers of angular crystals in the snowpack, mostly in the vicinity of crusts. The transport potential is low.
Tendency
It will remain dry on Thursday and moderate to brisk southerly winds will set in again.
Danger level
2600m
Avalanche Problem
Wind slab
2600m
Persistent weak layer
2600m
Some drift snow and rare danger spots in old snow
Due to the foehn wind, thin drift snow packs were formed in the northern sector from around 2600 metres. These were partially deposited on a loose old snow surface in shady high altitudes. There, small avalanches can be triggered by individual people in blown-in areas, i.e. mainly behind ridges and in gullies and hollows. In the high Alps, this can also affect eastern and western slopes. In these areas, weak layers can occasionally still be found in the old snow.
Snowpack
On the sunny side, the snow cover is soaked right up to the top. On the shady side, the surface is often hardened or covered by freshly formed drift snow. At shady high altitudes, there are angular crystals within the snowpack near crusts, which can occasionally serve as a weak layer. The snow depth is well below average, on the south side there is hardly any snow up to high altitudes.
Tendency
It will remain dry on Thursday and moderate to brisk southerly winds will set in again.
Danger level
Injury due to lack of snow and stones is the main danger.
There is usually not enough snow for snow sports and avalanches can hardly be triggered.
Snowpack
There is no closed snow cover and the terrain is mostly bare.
Tendency
It will remain dry on Thursday and moderate to brisk southerly winds will set in again.
