Isolated avalanches can be triggered in extremely steep terrain. Most releases are mostly small. Risks of falls and injuries outweigh those of being buried in snow masses.
Snowpack
The old snowpack is superficially melt-freeze encrusted and generally hardened. The crust softens up slightly during the daytime hours, particularly on sunny slopes. South-facing slopes are bare of snow up to high altitudes. Only limited information from outlying terrain is currently available to the Avalanche Warning Services.
Tendency
No significant change anticipated. Low avalanche danger will continue.
Danger level
Isolated avalanche prone locations occur in persistent weak layer of old snow.
In isolated cases avalanches can be triggered in persistent weak layers on very steep shady slopes in high alpine regions. These releases are mostly small-sized. The risks of falling and sustaining injuries outweigh those of being buried in snow masses. In ridgeline terrain, gullies and bowls at very high altitudes, freshly generated but usually small-sized snowdrift accumulations require attentiveness.
Snowpack
The old snowpack is superficially melt-freeze encrusted and iced over from place to place. The crust softens up slightly during the daytime hours, particularly on sunny slopes. On shady slopes beneath the melt-freeze crust, unbonded, mostly expansively metamorphosed crystals occur. At high altitudes, small-sized snowdrift accumulations have been freshly generated. On shady slopes in high alpine regions there are still weak layers inside the snowpack, and frequently surface hoar. South-facing slopes are bare of snow up to high altitudes. Only limited information from outlying terrain is currently available to the Avalanche Warning Services.
