Pre Alps

Loose-snow slides and small glide-snow avalanches

Loose-snow slides and small glide-snow avalanches

Mostly low avalanche danger prevails. Due to mild temperatures and solar radiation, loose-snow slides are possible on very steep slopes, In additional, in zones where snowfall has been heavy, small isolated medium-sized glide-snow avalanches are possible on steep grass-covered slopes, in forest clearances and on hillsides. Caution below glide cracks, Small snowdrifts and loose-snow slides can be triggered by 1 person in steep terrain. Consider the risks of being swept along and forced to take a fall!

Due to persistent southerly foehn wind, fresh snowdrift accumulations have been generated ongoingly, deposited atop a soft sufrace and often atop surface hoar, esp. on shady slopes at high altitudes. Bonding is often poor-to-moderate. The old snowpack is compact and stable, shows stark impact from wind. A low and intermediate altitudes the snowpack is wet down to the ground. On sunny slopes a breakable crust forms at night.

Nocturnal hours: Snowfall above 1200 m, then dry weather with residual clouds. Monday daytime: Quite sunny in many regions, cloud cover later on will increase, minor snow showers above 1300 m can be expected. At 2000 m: -2 degrees. Light winds at all altitudes.

Slight perturbances will increase cloud cover on Tuesday, light-to-moderate snowfall amid brisk westerly winds. Danger of dry-snow avalanches will increase somewhat, depending on the amount of fresh snowfall.