Wind Slabs
- Hochgebirge
- Waldgrenze
- Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
- Wahrscheinlichkeit
- Unlikely - Possible
- Größe
- 1–2
Variable winds may have created pockets of wind slab in unexpected locations
Early season hazards are very present at the moment. Watch out for wind slabs in unexpected places due to variable winds.
Variable winds may have created pockets of wind slab in unexpected locations
Friday: Cloudy with sunny periods and isolated flurries. Precipitation: Trace. High -7 °C. Ridge wind southwest: 10-30 km/h. Freezing level at valley bottom. Saturday: Mainly cloudy with scattered flurries. Accumulation: 4 cm. Low -14 °C, High -6 °C. Wind west: 15 km/h gusting to 40 km/h. Freezing level at valley bottom.
Treeline has a snowpack of 40-50cm with overall supportive travel. 5cm of recent snow has settled quickly. The Nov. 4th rain crust exists up to 2600m depending on location in the forecast area. Variable winds have formed wind slabs at ridge tops.
No new avalanches have been observed or reported.