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Fresh wind slabs at high altitude.

Fresh wind slabs at high altitude.

The fresh wind slabs are to be evaluated with care and prudence on very steep shady slopes at elevated altitudes. Avalanches can in very isolated cases be released in the weakly bonded old snow at high altitude. These avalanche prone locations are to be found in particular on very steep shady slopes and at transitions from a shallow to a deep snowpack. They are very rare but are difficult to recognise.

In some cases wind slabs are lying on soft layers, especially on shady slopes above approximately 2200 m. In very isolated cases weak layers exist in the centre of the snowpack, in particular on steep shady slopes at high altitude. The weather conditions as the day progresses will give rise to moistening of the snowpack, in particular at intermediate and high altitudes.

Fresh wind slabs require caution. Mostly small loose snow avalanches are to be expected.