Západné Tatry

Beware of wind-wound boards laid on hard ground. Occasionally, spontaneous avalanches from new snow may occur.

Beware of wind-wound boards laid on hard ground. Occasionally, spontaneous avalanches from new snow may occur.

There is an increased avalanche danger in the High and Western Tatras. The main avalanche problem is wind-blown snow, especially dangerous are the south, southeast and east orientations. Avalanches can be released with a small additional load, especially on steep slopes. Watch out for narrow couloirs, leeward sides of ridges and places under rock walls. Here there may be wind-beaten slabs and cushions that are deposited on hard ground. The two layers are weakly interconnected. Occasionally, medium-sized spontaneous avalanches may also occur, mainly from new snow.

Up to 50 cm of new mostly powdery snow fell during the last snowfall period. However, due to strong winds, it is blown into the gullies and on the leeward sides of the ridges, sometimes into the forest zone. The mountain ridges are blown into the hard and sometimes rocky ground. There is still loose powder snow in the forest belt. It will be partly cloudy and only light NW winds during Tuesday (Jan 14).

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