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As the day progresses the likelihood of wet avalanches being released will increase quickly. Weakly bonded old snow requires caution.

As the day progresses the likelihood of wet avalanches being released will increase quickly. Weakly bonded old snow requires caution.

Dry avalanches can be released in the old snowpack, this applies even in case of a single winter sport participant in some cases. They can penetrate down to the ground and reach medium size. Caution is to be exercised in particular on very steep west, north and east facing slopes above approximately 2000 m, and on south facing slopes in high Alpine regions. Especially transitions from a shallow to a deep snowpack are unfavourable. Avalanche prone locations are to be found in particular in gullies and bowls, and behind abrupt changes in the terrain. As a consequence of warming during the day and the solar radiation, the likelihood of wet avalanches being released will increase. As the day progresses the likelihood of avalanches being released will increase especially on extremely steep sunny slopes. This applies in all aspects below approximately 2400 m, and on south facing slopes also at high altitude. Wet avalanches can occur in particular in starting zones where previous releases have taken place. In some cases these are medium-sized and can be released easily also by a single winter sport participant. Backcountry tours should be concluded early.

Hard wind slabs are lying on top of a weakly bonded old snowpack in particular on west, north and east facing slopes at high altitudes and in high Alpine regions. The snowpack will be subject to considerable local variations. Outgoing longwave radiation during the night was quite good over a wide area. The surface of the snowpack has frozen to form a strong crust only at high altitudes and will soften during the day. Sunshine and high temperatures will give rise as the day progresses to increasing and thorough wetting of the snowpack. On very steep sunny slopes and at the base of rock walls the snowpack will soften rapidly. On sunny slopes at low and intermediate altitudes hardly any snow is lying.

The avalanche danger will persist.