Border Graie Alps

Fresh wind slabs represent the main danger.

Fresh wind slabs represent the main danger.

The avalanche prone locations are to be found in particular on steep slopes above approximately 2400 m and in the vicinity of peaks. Above approximately 2500 m these avalanche prone locations are more prevalent. New snow and wind slabs can in isolated cases be released by small loads and reach medium size. In some places new snow is lying on a hard crust. Thus far hardly any moist and wet avalanches are to be expected as the temperature drops. The Avalanche Warning Service currently has only a small amount of information that has been collected in the field, so that the avalanche danger should be investigated especially thoroughly in the relevant locality.

Especially in the west in some localities up to 40 cm of snow has fallen since Thursday above approximately 2500 m. The sleet gave rise on Friday to rapid moistening of the snowpack over a wide area below approximately 2500 m. As a consequence of sharply falling temperatures the snowpack will consolidate at the weekend. In addition sometimes avalanche prone wind slabs will form in particular adjacent to ridgelines and in gullies and bowls and in the high Alpine regions. Below approximately 2000 m from a snow sport perspective, in most cases insufficient snow is lying.