The large amounts of fresh snow and drifts are prone to triggering. Avalanches can easily be triggered by one single winter sports enthusiast or be triggered naturally. Exposed areas can be placed at risk. Danger zones occur on steep slopes near to and distant from ridgelines, behind drops in the landscape and in wind-loaded gullies and bowls. Frequency and spread of avalanche prone locations increase with ascending altitude. Whumpf noises and fractures which appear when treading upon the snowpack, as well as freshly released avalanches are alarm signals. Activities in outlying terrain are currently dangerous.
Snowpack
The large amounts of fresh fallen snow are continually being transported, new snowdrift accumulations are being generated. Fresh snow and drifts frequently lie deposited on graupel, in wind-protected terrain also atop surface hoar or on thin, trigger-sensitive melt-freeze layers. Also older snowdrifts and the weak snowpack are being blanketed by fresh snowfall.
Tendency
Avalanche danger is slowly diminishing. For winter sports enthusiasts the situation remains treacherous.
Danger level
treeline
Avalanche Problem
Wind slab
Treeline
Wind slab
Treeline
Persistent weak layer
1800m
Considerable avalanche danger at high altitudes.
Lots of fresh snow and drifts are prone to triggering. Avalanches can easily be triggered by one single winter sports enthusiast or be triggered naturally. Exposed areas can be placed at risk. Danger zones occur on steep slopes near to and distant from ridgelines, behind drops in the landscape and in wind-loaded gullies and bowls. Frequency and spread of avalanche prone locations increase with ascending altitude. Whumpf noises and fractures which appear when treading upon the snowpack, as well as freshly released avalanches are alarm signals. Activities in outlying terrain demand cautious assessment of the terrain and careful evaluation of the dangers. The inexperienced should not leave secured ski runs.
Snowpack
The large amounts of fresh fallen snow are continually being transported, new snowdrift accumulations are being generated. Fresh snow and drifts frequently lie deposited on graupel, in wind-protected terrain also atop surface hoar or on thin, trigger-sensitive melt-freeze layers. Also older snowdrifts and the weak snowpack are being blanketed by fresh snowfall.
Tendency
Initially, no significant change anticipated. For winter sports enthusiasts the situation remains treacherous.
