Veľká Fatra

Beware of avalanches and avalanches from wet snow

Beware of avalanches and avalanches from wet snow

In the Fatras and in the eastern part of the Low Tatras a moderate avalanche danger (2nd degree) is declared over the forest zone in the afternoon. Due to warming and subsequent night freezing, the avalanche-prone situation will stabilise. The main problem will be wet snow. The avalanche situation requires good decisions, avoid steep slopes, watch out for a larger layer of melted firn, but also avoid places where blown snow from the last snowfall is evident and has not fallen with an avalanche in the previous days.

Temperatures will also reach positive numbers at the highest altitudes. A crust, or ice layer, has formed on the surface of the snow cover to the south. The warm weather is causing the snow cover to become wetter and the cohesion of the individual layers to decrease. The snow cover remains well below average, especially at altitudes below 1500 m above sea level.

no significant change pk