Central Julian Alps

The highest peaks (above 2400 m) have more snow!

The highest peaks (above 2400 m) have more snow!

On the steepest slopes, a small creep of new snow can be triggered. A small avalanche of dry, packed snow can be triggered when snow drifts are loaded on steep slopes. Even small avalanches can cause a loss of balance and a fall into an abyss.

Especially on shady slopes above 2400 m, a small or medium-sized avalanche can be triggered by a heavy load.

During the last deterioration at the beginning of the week, a lot of new snow fell above about 2400 m, almost 1 metre. Snow fell on frosted ground on the slopes and on dry, fresh snow on the axis. By Friday evening, 20-30 cm of new dry snow will have fallen with light to moderate north-easterly winds. Smaller snow drifts are forming in the immediate vicinity of the ridges.

The weather forecast for the mountain world is available at: https://meteo.arso.gov.si/uploads/probase/www/sproduct/mountain/

During the night and day on Saturday, a stronger northeasterly wind will carry snow and build up large snow drifts. Avalanche probability will therefore be higher on Saturday than on Friday.