Verwall Mountains West

Further snowdrifts accmulating due to foehn impact

Further snowdrifts accmulating due to foehn impact

Fresh and older snowdrift accumulations are evident esp. in steep wind-loaded terrain, in gullies adn bowls and behind protruberances in the landscape, on shady slopes often triggerable above the treeline by one sole skier and then possibly growing to medium size. Danger zones often difficult to recognize when blanketed with fresh snow. In isolated cases, small slab avalanches can be triggered on high-altitude extremely steep shady slopes also in the old snow, usually by large additional loading and where the snow is shallow.

The minor amounts of fresh snow has been transported at high altitudes. Fresh and older snowdrift accumulations lie deposited atop soft layers esp. on steep shady slopes and are often prone to triggering. The most recent fresh snow often lies deposited on powdery (with the exception of wind-impacted zones) snowpack surfaces, on south-facing slopes frequently on encrusted surfaces. Also wind-crusts are evident. All in all, the snowpack is predominantly well consolidated.

A dry night of foehn winds, due to which it will be quite sunny all day long on Saturday, with only loose high-altitude clouds. Temperatures will drop. At 2000m: from +7 to +2 degrees. Brisk to stormy S/SW winds at high altitudes.

Ongoing caution urged: small snowdrifts