Upper Susa and Chisone Valleys

More slab avalanches are possible, even large ones. Backcountry touring calls for experience in the assessment of avalanche danger and careful route selection.

More slab avalanches are possible, even large ones. Backcountry touring calls for experience in the assessment of avalanche danger and careful route selection.

Adjacent to ridgelines and in gullies and bowls soft wind slabs formed. On steep slopes medium-sized and, in isolated cases, large avalanches are possible. The new snow and wind slabs can be released by a single winter sport participant, in particular in gullies and bowls, and behind abrupt changes in the terrain. In the regions exposed to a lot of new snow caution is to be exercised in particular in little used terrain and. Backcountry touring calls for experience in the assessment of avalanche danger. Careful route selection and spacing between individuals are recommended.

Over a wide area over a wide area 20 to 50 cm of snow, and even more in some localities, has fallen since Friday above approximately 2000 m. 2 to 5 cm of snow fell on Tuesday above approximately 1200 m. Adjacent to ridgelines and in gullies and bowls soft wind slabs formed. New snow and wind slabs are lying on a weakly bonded old snowpack, in particular on shady slopes. Sunshine and high temperatures gave rise on Monday to significant consolidation of the snowpack over a wide area in particular on sunny slopes below approximately 2700 m. Sunday: Artificially triggered avalanches and shooting cracks when stepping on the snowpack confirm a critical avalanche situation in particular adjacent to ridgelines and in gullies and bowls.

The weather will be cold. The avalanche danger will persist.