Boletín de aludes

Evaluate snowdrift accumulations with caution

On Monday, stormy SW winds will often disperse the clouds. In exposed terrain, windspeeds will reach 70-90 km/hr. At 1000m: +7 degrees; at 2000m: -1 degree; at 3000m: -4 degrees.

Significant increase in avalanche danger levels expected

Evaluate snowdrift accumulations with caution

Snowdrift accumulations can be easily triggered especially on NW/N/NE facing slopes above 1600m, or else glide away naturally, particularly along the Slovenian border. Releases will generally be small-sized. The risks of being swept along and forced to take a fall outweigh those of being buried in snow masses.

The snowdrift accumulations, particularly on NW/N/E facing slopes above 2400m, lie deposited atop an unfavorable old snowpack surface. The old snowpack is expansively metamorphosed and faceted. The snowpack is highly diverse even over small areas. At high altitudes there is too little snow on the ground for this juncture of the season.