Border Graie Alps

In high Alpine regions a lot of snow is lying. Wind slabs and wet snow represent the main danger.

In high Alpine regions a lot of snow is lying. Wind slabs and wet snow represent the main danger.

As a consequence of warming more moist loose snow avalanches are possible, even large ones. In the event of solar radiation this applies in particular in steep rocky terrain. In some places the avalanches can release the moist old snow as well and reach a dangerous size. As a consequence of a moderate wind, sometimes avalanche prone wind slabs formed in the last two days at elevated altitudes. Even single backcountry tourers can release avalanches in some places. At high altitudes and in high Alpine regions these avalanche prone locations are more prevalent and larger. Backcountry touring calls for careful route selection.

Over a wide area 60 to 90 cm of snow, and up to 100 cm in some localities, has fallen since Tuesday above approximately 2400 m. Above approximately 2500 m there is more snow than usual. In some cases the wind slabs have bonded still only poorly with the old snowpack. The weather conditions as the day progresses will give rise to increasing moistening of the snowpack in particular on sunny slopes. In the last two days numerous large and, in isolated cases, very large avalanches were observed.

The weather will be mild. These weather conditions will facilitate a gradual strengthening of the snow drift accumulations.