Though Moderate hazard in the alpine, caution is required in shallow, wind loaded areas in the alpine. Triggering avalanches is still possible.
Lawinenprobleme
Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Hochgebirge
Waldgrenze
Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
Wahrscheinlichkeit
Possible
Größe
1–2
Caution in shallow and unsupported areas where wind slab has formed.
Deep Persistent Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Hochgebirge
Waldgrenze
Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
Wahrscheinlichkeit
Possible
Größe
2–4
Cornice failures or skier travel in shallow snowpack areas are likely ways to trigger this deep weakness in the snowpack.
Weather Forecast
Chance of flurries overnight with temps to -13. Clearing Sunday and Monday as arctic front pushes down.
Snowpack Summary
Light dusting over night. The Feb 13th rain crust lies underneath a melt-freeze crust up to 2000m elevation. The melt-freeze crust goes up to 2200m. A mixture of rounded and facetted layers are sandwiched between these upper layers and the weak depth hoar/ facets prevalent in the lower snowpack down to ground.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches were observed or reported today.