Pre Alps

Little snow, isolated glide-snow avalanches

Little snow, isolated glide-snow avalanches

Avalanche danger is low. On steep smooth slopes in all aspects, small glide-snow avalanches aer possible in zones which have not yet dischafged. Glide cracks should be circumvented. No prevalent problem for dry-snow avalanches. Small avalanches can be triggered in extremely steep terrain, mostly by large additional loading. Apart from the danger of being buried in snow, the risks of being forced to take a fall need to be taken into consideration. A cautious route selection is advisesd.

Little snow on the ground. Often the crust is capable of bearing loads, but softens up during the course of the day. Many surfaces are wind-hardened or icy. The snowpacks up to intermediate altitudes is moist down to the ground, which enhances the snowpack gliding downhill over smooth ground surfaces.

Nocturnal hours: Clear skies, dry, good outgoing radiation. Thursday daytime: A sunny and mild day, merely diffuse light conditions in the afternoon. At 2000 m: +6 degrees. Moderate to brisk W/SW winds, strong SW winds in the foehn regions.

Friday will be very sunny. The danger of dry-snow avalanches will recede further. Danger of glide-snow avalanches will persist.