Border Graie Alps

As a consequence of new snow and stormy weather a dangerous avalanche situation will persist in some regions.

As a consequence of new snow and stormy weather a dangerous avalanche situation will persist in some regions.

As a consequence of snowfall and the occasionally storm force northwesterly wind, fresh snow drift accumulations formed during the last three days. This applies in particular in the regions exposed to the foehn wind and in areas close to the tree line, and in gullies and bowls, and behind abrupt changes in the terrain. The avalanche-prone wind slabs can be released easily, even by a single winter sport participant,. On wind-loaded slopes and in starting zones where no previous releases have taken place individual large and, in isolated cases, very large powder avalanches are possible as a consequence of warming.

In some regions over a wide area 50 to 90 cm of snow, and even more in some localities, has fallen since Monday. The sometimes storm force wind has transported a lot of snow. In particular in the vicinity of peaks snow depths vary greatly, depending on the infuence of the wind. Avalanche prone weak layers exist in the old snowpack in particular on steep northwest, north and east facing slopes. In particular at a distance from ridgelines as well as in places that are protected from the wind: In some places various wind slab layers are lying on surface hoar.