östliche Berner Voralpen

Snowpack

A lot of snow fell in the south until Sunday. This was widely deposited on an irregular and therefore favourable old snow surface. However, the old snow surface was also angular in places and therefore less favourable, especially on north-facing slopes at a distance from ridgelines and sheltered from the wind.

In the north, wind slabs formed on Friday and Saturday as a result of the strong southerly winds, and on Sunday due to the westerly winds. These are mostly only thin, but they proved prone to triggering at the weekend.

Gliding avalanches are still possible. This applies particularly to east-, south- and west-facing slopes below approximately 2600 m and more rarely to north-facing slopes below approximately 2200 m. These avalanches may be large in some cases in regions with a lot of snow.

Weather forecast until Tuesday, 13.02.2024

During Monday night into Tuesday, a little snow will fall in the northeast above approximately 1000 m. In the early morning it will still be cloudy in the northeast, otherwise Tuesday will be mostly sunny.

New snow

By Tuesday morning, 5 to 10 cm will fall above approximately 1400 m on the northern flank of the Alps from the Hasli valley to the Glarus Alps, with less elsewhere.

Temperature

At midday at 2000 m, between -1 °C in the west and south and -4 °C in the northeast.

Wind

• During the night, there will be a sometimes moderate northwesterly wind.
• The wind will mostly be weak during the day.

Weather review for Monday, 12.02.2024

A little snow fell locally during the night. During the day, it was partly sunny in the south and in the inneralpine regions and mostly cloudy in the north.

New snow

Above 1100 m, a few centimetres of fresh snow were recorded in some localities.

Temperature

At midday at 2000 m, -3 °C in the north and 0 °C in the south.

Wind

• There was a moderate west to northwesterly wind during the night.
• Winds were weak during the day.

Trend until Thursday, 15.02.2024

On Wednesday, it will be partly sunny in the north after a mostly overcast night. In the south and inneralpine regions, it will be mostly sunny. On Thursday, it will be sunny at times and very mild. The zero-degree level will rise to over 3000 m on Thursday.

The danger of dry avalanches will fall rapidly in the south and gradually in other regions. Gliding avalanches are still possible, occasionally even large ones in regions with a lot of snow. Wet snow avalanches are also possible, especially in the south in the event of solar radiation.