Loose Wet
- Hochgebirge
- Waldgrenze
- Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
- Wahrscheinlichkeit
- Possible
- Größe
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A marginal overnight refreeze has us starting behind 8 ball and the surface snow is damp and manky right out of the gates. Often starting as a small point release, wet slides and sluffs can fan out and entrain large amounts of damp surface snow as they descend a slope. (like in the image above). No mystery here, this is a pretty-straight-forward avalanche problem to avoid by simply getting off of and out from under steep slopes, especially if the snow surface you're riding feels saturated, manky, or punchy like a trap door. In addition, as fresh snow falls later today, it'll insulate the warm snow surface and damp avalanches involving several layers of snow can conspire against us to pile up cement-like, bone snapping avalanche debris. You'll want to think about your travel plans and remember to avoid terrain traps like gullies and road cuts where avalanche debris can stack up very deeply.
And remember-
Warm temperatures are going to make the massive cornices more tender and reactive to our additional weight, breaking further back than expected. You definitely wanna give these large, unpredictable pieces of snow the respect they deserve and not ruin someones day below by inadvertently knocking a boxcar size piece of snow down on them.
