Goldberg Group North

Caution in very steep ridgeline terrain

On Friday, light winds, sunshine, perfect visibility. In the afternoon, high-altitude clouds will move in, by evening some light snowfall is possible. At 2000 m: -9 degrees; at 3000 m: -11 to -14 degrees. On Saturday, clouds and sunshine will alternate, the summits will remain free towards the south. At high altitudes, brisk NW winds (up to 40 km/hr). At 2000 m: -8 to -10 degrees; at 3000 m_ -18 to -13 degrees.

Little change on Saturday, Main problem: recent snowpack accumulations and those which will be generated on Saturday.

Caution in very steep ridgeline terrain

The snowdrift problem above the treeline is MODERATE, below that altitude danger is LOW. Avalanche prone locations are located in steep ridgeline terrain, in gullies, steep bowls and on very steep NE/E/S facing slopes where an avalanche can be triggered by large additional loading, e.g. going on foot, jumping, no distances maintained, and triggered avalanches can grow to medium size.

There is 10-25 cm of fresh snow lying atop an old, melt-freeze encrusted old snowpack surface. Bonding is generally good. The soft layer beneath the crust (faceted crystals from December ) is not easily triggered. Where the NW winds on Wednesday and Thursday had an impact on Thursday, snowdrifts have accumulated which were often deposited atop loose and cold powder snow.