Snowdrift accumulations can still be prone to disruption in some cases
The avalanche danger is moderate above 2400 m and low below. Above around 2400 m, mostly small to maximum medium-sized snow slabs can still be triggered in a few places by low additional loads in the wind slab. The frequency and extent of the danger zones increase slightly with altitude. The danger areas are located adjacent to the ridgeline, but also partly distant from ridgelines behind terrain edges and in gullies and bowls. In shady slopes, there are also isolated trigger points for small to medium-sized slab avalanches in persistent weak layers that are difficult to trigger.
Snowpack
The snow cover, snowpack is highly variable and below average. Fresh and older, brittle windslab snow lies on a crusted can form surface. Weak layers are most likely to be found in the wind slab and at the transition to the melt-freeze crust. Below this are layers of faceted crystals and melt-freeze crusts. Due to the heavily built-up transformed snow cover, the fracture propagation potential is generally low. In isolated places, however, a prone-to-triggering combination of weak layer and snow slab cannot be ruled out, especially on the shady slope.
Tendency
It remains cold, the new and wind slab snow is slow to settle.
Danger level
Low avalanche danger
The avalanche danger is low, isolated danger areas due to older snowdrift accumulations can still be found behind the edges of the terrain adjacent to the ridgeline and in gullies and bowls that have been blown in. Drift snow areas are small and easily recognisable, but danger areas due to stones under the thin snow cover, snowpack are often not.
Snowpack
There is a below-average amount of snow and the snow cover, snowpack is highly variable. In shady slopes at high altitudes, there are isolated weak layers of faceted crystals in the snow cover, mostly in the vicinity of crusts. Away from this, there is a succession of thin layers of new and drifting snow on the meadows or it is bare.
Tendency
No change in avalanche danger.
Danger level
2400m
Avalanche Problem
Wind slab
2400m
Wind slabs and stones are the main danger.
The avalanche danger is low. Above around 2400 m, small snow slabs can still be triggered in a few places in the wind slab. Be careful in the area of terrain traps, where enough snow could accumulate to bury people. Drift snowpacks are most likely to be located behind terrain edges adjacent to the ridgeline and in gullies and bowls and are usually easily recognisable, but danger areas due to stones under the thin snow cover, crest or summit are often not.
Snowpack
The snow cover, snowpack is highly variable. Wind slab snow lies adjacent to the ridgeline on a crusted can form old snow surface. Weak layers are most likely to be found in the wind slab and at the transition to the melt-freeze crust. Below this are layers of faceted crystals and melt-freeze crusts. However, due to the heavily built-up transformed snow cover, the potential for fracture propagation is generally low. On the sunny slopes, the snow cover, snowpack is hard and crusted can form, or the subsoil is only thinly covered. The snow depth is still well below average at all altitudes.
Tendency
It remains cold, the new and wind slab snow is slow to settle.
