Západné Tatry

Beware of wet and gliding avalanches at altitudes up to 1900 m above sea level. In the highest altitudes of the Tatras snow slabs.

Beware of wet and gliding avalanches at altitudes up to 1900 m above sea level. In the highest altitudes of the Tatras snow slabs.

The main avalanche problem at most altitudes remains wet snow and basement avalanches. Snow slabs and cushions of newer snow persist at high elevations in the Tatras and especially on northern exposures. Avalanche release is possible with a large additional load, on very steep, sunlit slopes spontaneous avalanches from wet snow are also possible. On grassy slopes, gliding avalanches will also occur sporadically.

During the last snowfall, up to 10 cm of new snow fell at altitudes above 1900 m a.s.l., which was blown by strong winds and deposited on leeward areas in the form of local snowslabs and pillows. At altitudes below 1900 m a.s.l., wet snow prevails on the surface, at lower altitudes the snow is wet throughout the profile. The snow cover is continuous, depending on the exposure, from an altitude of about 1200 m above sea level.

Increasing during the day when it gets warmer