Western Carniche Prealps

Down to low altitudes snow has fallen over a wide area. Considerable avalanche danger will prevail.

Down to low altitudes snow has fallen over a wide area. Considerable avalanche danger will prevail.

Over a wide area over a wide area 20 to 50 cm of snow, and even more in some localities, has fallen. The current avalanche situation calls for experience in the assessment of avalanche danger. The avalanche prone locations are to be found in particular at the base of rock walls and behind abrupt changes in the terrain and adjacent to ridgelines and in gullies and bowls. In particular in the regions exposed to heavier precipitation the avalanches can be released in deep layers of the snowpack. The wind slabs of the last few days are covered with new snow and therefore difficult to recognise. Avalanches can be released by a single winter sport participant. As a consequence of solar radiation loose snow avalanches are possible.

As a consequence of new snow and wind, easily released wind slabs formed. The wind slabs have bonded poorly with the old snowpack. Precarious weak layers exist in the snowpack.

Slight warming.