Beware of thinly snow-covered and poorly visible obstacles.
The avalanche risk is moderate above the tree line and low below it. The main problem is wind slab avalanches. Medium-sized slab avalanches can be triggered even with a small additional load. Some avalanche prone locations are located above the tree line on steep slopes with aspects from north-west to north to east, as well as in snow-covered gullies and bowls.
Occasionally, medium slab avalanches can also be triggered in persistent weak layers. This is particularly conceivable on very steep shady slopes above 1600 m with a high additional load, for example if a small superficial avalanche breaks through to deeper, weak layers.
Snowpack
Some of the fresh wind slab lies on surface hoar, soft powder or thin wind and melt-freeze crusts prone to triggering on the old snow surface. Poor snow cover test results indicate that it is still possible to trigger snow slabs in deeper, built-up layers at higher elevations (above approx. 1500 metres). On the south side, there is often no closed old snowpack up to the higher elevations. Overall, there is little snow.
Tendency
The risk of avalanches increases further with precipitation and wind.
Danger level
treeline
Avalanche Problem
Wind slab
Treeline
Persistent weak layer
1600m
Usually too little snow for ski tours off the secured pistes.
The avalanche risk is low. Fresh wind slabs are problematic above the tree line. Occasionally, small snow slabs can be triggered in the steep terrain adjacent to ridgelines in the north-west, north to east aspects. The risk of falling and injury is greater than the danger of burial.
Occasionally, small snow slabs can also be triggered in persistent weak layers. This is particularly conceivable on very steep shady slopes above 1600 metres with a high additional load.
Snowpack
Small, fresh snowdrift accumulations lie partly prone to triggering on surface hoar, soft powder or prone to triggering, thin wind and melt-freeze crusts on the old snow surface. Poor snow cover test results indicate that snow slab release is still possible in deeper, built-up layers at higher elevations (above approx. 1500 metres). On the south side, there is often no closed old snowpack in the higher elevations. Overall, there is little snow.
