Monregalese Valleys

New snow and wind slabs require caution. Backcountry touring and other off-piste activities call for experience and restraint.

New snow and wind slabs require caution. Backcountry touring and other off-piste activities call for experience and restraint.

As a consequence of new snow and a moderate to strong wind from northeasterly directions, sometimes deep wind slabs formed in particular at elevated altitudes. This applies in particular adjacent to ridgelines, as well as in gullies and bowls, and behind abrupt changes in the terrain. The large quantity of fresh snow as well as the wind slabs must be evaluated with care and prudence. Even single winter sport participants can release avalanches as before. More natural avalanches are possible, even large ones in isolated cases. As a consequence of warming gliding avalanches and moist snow slides are possible. Areas with glide cracks are to be avoided.

Over a wide area 70 to 120 cm of snow, and even more in some localities, has fallen since Monday above approximately 1500 m. The covering of new snow is fairly homogeneous; its surface consists of loosely bonded snow. These weather conditions will give rise to increasing settling of the snowpack.

As a consequence of warming during the day medium-sized and, in isolated cases, large dry and moist avalanches are possible. In the event of solar radiation this applies in particular on very steep sunny slopes. The weather conditions will facilitate a gradual stabilisation of the snowpack.