Maddalene

Old wind slabs require caution.

Old wind slabs require caution.

The wind slabs can be released in isolated cases in particular on very steep west, north and east facing slopes. Individual avalanche prone locations are to be found in gullies and bowls, and behind abrupt changes in the terrain. Restraint should be exercised because avalanches can sweep people along and give rise to falls.

Wind slabs are lying on top of a weakly bonded old snowpack especially on steep shady slopes. Some snow will fall until the early morning over a wide area. The autumnal weather conditions gave rise to moistening of the snowpack at intermediate altitudes. From a snow sport perspective, in most cases insufficient snow is lying. The snowpack will be subject to considerable local variations.

Saturday: The avalanche danger will persist.