Západné Tatry

Beware of wind-blown snow in the form of snow pillows and slabs!

Beware of wind-blown snow in the form of snow pillows and slabs!

New snow is blown by strong winds over layers of older snow with which it is not well bonded. Dangerous pillows and slabs are formed. Avalanches are particularly likely to occur under high addtional load, on steep to very steep slopes. The avalanche danger increases with altitude. At altitudes above 1700 m there is more snow and therefore even medium-sized avalanches can occur.

During the last snowfall, 10-25 cm fell on the mountains. In total, the height reaches 50 cm in some places. As it is only the beginning of the season, there are mostly only 2 layers of snow in the snow cover, but they are not well bonded. Temperatures are dropping and therefore snow depth will gradually increase at lower altitudes.

We do not expect new snow, so the avalanche danger will not change.