Southern Julian Alps

Careful on blowing snow!

Careful on blowing snow!

A small additional load can trigger a small to medium avalanche, especially near ridges where there are fresh snow drifts, especially above 1800 m.

On Monday and Tuesday, more than 60 cm of snow fell above 1800 m, and up to 30 cm at lower altitudes. The snow fell on uneven ground - in some places on terrestrial ground, especially on the southern slopes on drifts of blown snow. The thin old snow cover, now hidden under the new snow, is mixed with old-growth ash. This reduces the stability of the snow cover. The north-easterly wind has been moving snow above the forest line and building drifts - especially above 1800 m, where there is more dry snow.

The weather forecast for the mountain world is available at: https://meteo.arso.gov.si/uploads/probase/www/sproduct/mountain/

On Saturday, daytime snow softening will be less effective, as there will be some high clouds in the middle of the day. Instability in snow drifts will remain.