Avalanche forecast

Border Pennine Alps

Arpa Piemonte
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Avalanche danger

Above 2,200 m
3 · Considerable
Below 2,200 m
2 · Moderate
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Highlights

Wind slabs represent the main danger.

Avalanche problems

  • Wind slab

    • Above 2,200 m

  • Wind slab

    • Below 2,200 m

Avalanche Activity

Wind slabs represent the main danger.

As a consequence of the occasionally strong wind, fresh snow drift accumulations formed. These can be released by a single winter sport participant in particular on north, northeast and east facing slopes above approximately 2200 m. Caution is to be exercised at transitions from a shallow to a deep snowpack.

Snowpack Structure

In some cases the wind slabs have bonded still only poorly with each other and the old snowpack. Over a wide area new snow and wind slabs are lying on soft layers. Individual weak layers exist in the snowpack on wind-loaded slopes. In particular at elevated altitudes snow depths vary greatly, depending on the infuence of the wind.

Bulletin data: Arpa Piemonte (via EAWS / avalanche.report)

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