Avalanche forecast

Pontey-Clavalité

Regione Valle d'Aosta
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Avalanche danger

Above 2,300 m· Morning
3 · Considerable
Below 2,300 m· Morning
2 · Moderate
Above 2,300 m· Afternoon
3 · Considerable
Below 2,300 m· Afternoon
2 · Moderate
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Highlights

Fresh wind slabs represent the main danger. The danger of moist and wet avalanches will increase during the day.

Avalanche problems

  • Wind slab· Morning

    • Above 2,300 m

  • New snow· Morning

    • 2,000 m–2,300 m

  • Wind slab· Afternoon

    • Above 2,300 m

  • Wet snow· Afternoon

    • 1,800 m–2,600 m

Avalanche Activity

Fresh wind slabs represent the main danger. The danger of moist and wet avalanches will increase during the day.

Snowfall at intermediate altitudes. The wind will be moderate to strong. In the late morning the wind slabs will increase in size additionally. These are to be assessed with care and prudence, especially adjacent to ridgelines and in pass areas. These can sometimes be released, even by a single winter sport participant, in particular on very steep slopes above approximately 2300 m. As the precipitation becomes more intense dry and moist avalanches are possible from the late morning, but they can be large in isolated cases, especially on very steep slopes, and at the base of rock walls in high Alpine regions. Along the border between Valais and Italy and at higher altitudes the danger of dry avalanches is higher.

Snowpack Structure

Over a wide area over a wide area 15 to 50 cm of snow, and even more in some localities, will fall until Sunday above approximately 2200 m. The southerly wind will transport the new snow. In some cases the wind slabs have bonded poorly with each other and the old snowpack. The old snowpack is well consolidated and its surface consists of loosely bonded snow lying on a strong melt-freeze crust. The high temperatures gave rise to moistening of the snowpack in particular at low and intermediate altitudes. In particular at intermediate and high altitudes there is still a very large amount of snow. Below approximately 2000 m hardly any snow is lying.

Tendency

As the day progresses as a consequence of warming there will be an increase in the danger of moist and wet avalanches.

Bulletin data: Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta (via EAWS / avalanche.report)

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