Wind slab
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- Above 1,800 m
- Size
- 2
Stability: poor · Frequency: few
Avalanche forecast
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HZS
Avalanche danger
- Above 1,800 m
- 2 · Moderate
- Below 1,800 m
- 1 · Low
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Highlights
Beware of wind-blown snow in the form of snow pillows and slabs!
Avalanche problems
Wind slab
NNEESESSWWNW- Below 1,800 m
- Size
- 1
Stability: fair · Frequency: few
Avalanche Activity
Beware of wind-blown snow in the form of snow pillows and slabs!
New snow is blown by strong winds over layers of older snow with which it is not well bonded. Dangerous pillows and slabs are formed. Avalanches are particularly likely to occur under high addtional load, on steep to very steep slopes. The avalanche danger increases with altitude. At altitudes above 1700 m there is more snow and therefore even medium-sized avalanches can occur.
Snowpack Structure
During the last snowfall, 10-25 cm fell on the mountains. In total, the height reaches 50 cm in some places. As it is only the beginning of the season, there are mostly only 2 layers of snow in the snow cover, but they are not well bonded. Temperatures are dropping and therefore snow depth will gradually increase at lower altitudes.
Tendency
We do not expect new snow, so the avalanche danger will not change.
Bulletin data: Stredisko lavínovej prevencie HZS (via EAWS / avalanche.report)