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Below 2400 m, wet-snow and glide-snow avalanches, snowdrift problem at high altitude

Below 2400 m, wet-snow and glide-snow avalanches, snowdrift problem at high altitude

Avalanche danger below 2400 m is CONSIDERABLE, above that altitude danger is MODERATE. Wet loose-snow avalanches and glide-snow avalanches can releases natureally due to high temperatures and rain impact. Above 2500 m small snowdrift accumulations have been generated, triggerable by minimum additional loading esp. on north-facing slopes. Danger zones and likelihood of triggering increase with ascending altitude. Avalanches can fracture down to more deeply embedded layers and grow to larger size.

Overcast nighttime skies: wet and soft snowpack right from early morning. Above 2400 m, 10-20 cm of fresh snow fell amid NW winds, the freshly generated snowdrifts are prone to triggering. On shady slopes above 2400 m there are faceted layers in the old snowpack: weak!

Variable weather conditions, convective cloud build-up, sunshine and a few rain showers. Winds mostly light to moderate. At 2000 m: 4 degrees; at 3000 m: -2 degrees.

Due to dropping temperatures, wet-snow problem will recede.