Osterhorn Group,Gamsfeld Group

Low avalanche danger and lack of snow

Low avalanche danger and lack of snow

The avalanche risk is low. There is very little snow, only in the entrance areas to steep, on shady slopes can there be small pillows of wind drifted snow. Otherwise, the danger of injury from stones and falling on icy surfaces outweighs the risk of burial.

Light rainfall and warming has moistened the snowpack up to around 1500 metres in all aspects. Only in the areas on shady slopes is the snowpack still dry in places, but often icy and hard. Here, edgy persistent weak layers - if present - weaken the thin snow base, fundament. The little new fallen snow usually bonds well with the old snow surface.

It rains and snows during the night with snowfall levels between around 1000 and 1200 metres. A maximum of 5 cm of fairly heavy new fallen snow will accumulate in the summit regions. The wind will be brisk at times, peaking at around 50 km/h, but will ease considerably towards the morning and then only blow weakly. Saturday will be changeable with mostly dense clouds, little sunshine and a few rain and snow showers above around 1400 metres. The amount of precipitation will be low. At 2000 metres, the temperature will be around -3 degrees.

No significant change in avalanche danger.