Sunny skies and high freezing levels may trigger small loose wet avalanches on steep, solar aspects.
Weather Forecast
MONDAY NIGHT: Clear / Light, northwesterly winds / Low 4 C / Freezing level 2300 m.TUESDAY: Sunny / Light, northwesterly winds / High 5 C / Freezing level 2500 m. WEDNESDAY: Sunny / Moderate, northwesterly winds / High 4 C / Freezing level 2300 m.THURSDAY: Cloudy / Moderate, southwesterly winds / High 3 C / Freezing level 1500 m.
Avalanche Summary
No recent avalanches were reported in the region.
Snowpack Summary
Warm air may continue to moisten the snow surface, particularly on southerly aspects when the sun is shining. Use additional caution if you notice signs of snowpack warming.Below this warming effect, the remainder of the snowpack is currently well-settled and strong in most locations.
Problems
Loose Wet
Loose Wet avalanches are the release of wet unconsolidated snow or slush. These avalanches typically occur within layers of wet snow near the surface of the snowpack, but they may quickly gouge into lower snowpack layers. Like Loose Dry Avalanches, they start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-wet avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs. Loose Wet avalanches can trigger slab avalanches that break into deeper snow layers.