Avalanche forecast

Západné Tatry

HZS
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Avalanche danger

All elevations· Morning
1 · Low
Above 1,700 m· Afternoon
2 · Moderate
Below 1,700 m· Afternoon
1 · Low
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Highlights

Beware of wet snow on steep slopes!

Avalanche problems

  • Wet snow· Morning

    • All elevations
    Size
    1

    Stability: fair · Frequency: few

  • Wet snow· Afternoon

    • Above 1,700 m
    Size
    2

    Stability: poor · Frequency: some

Avalanche Activity

Beware of wet snow on steep slopes!

In the High, Western and Low Tatras there is a MODERATE avalanche danger, which means the 2nd degree. On steep slopes it is possible to release an avalanche from wet snow, especially with higher additional loads. In exposed terrain, the occurrence of small to medium-sized spontaneous avalanches from wet snow is also possible.

Snowpack Structure

The snow cover is frozen in the morning, during the day in sunny weather it changes to wet, often in the whole profile. Air temperature reaches positive (+) values in all altitudes of the Tatras. Continuous snow cover occurs only at high altitudes, on the northern slopes and in the middle altitudes from about 1400 to 1700 m above sea level. Its height reaches 50 to 150 cm, the most snow at a comparable height is in the Low Tatras.

Tendency

decreasing as it cools down during Monday

Bulletin data: Stredisko lavínovej prevencie HZS (via EAWS / avalanche.report)

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