Avalanche forecast

Middle Lys Valley

Regione Valle d'Aosta
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Avalanche danger

Above 2,200 m
2 · Moderate
Below 2,200 m
1 · Low
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Highlights

The wind slabs are lying on top of a weakly bonded old snowpack.

Avalanche problems

  • Persistent weak layers

    • Above 2,200 m
    Size
    2

    Stability: poor · Frequency: some

  • Wind slab

    • Above 2,200 m
    Size
    1

    Stability: poor · Frequency: some

Avalanche Activity

The wind slabs are lying on top of a weakly bonded old snowpack.

The wind slabs can be released by a single winter sport participant in some cases above approximately 2200 m. Especially places where weaknesses exist in the old snowpack are unfavourable. These places are barely recognisable, even to the trained eye. Caution is to be exercised at transitions from a shallow to a deep snowpack, especially on very steep northeast, north and northwest facing slopes at the base of rock walls and behind abrupt changes in the terrain. The avalanches can be triggered in the weakly bonded old snow and reach medium size. Backcountry touring calls for meticulous route selection. Maintaining distances between individuals and one-at-a-time descents are recommended.

Snowpack Structure

Wind slabs are lying on top of a weakly bonded old snowpack especially on east to north to northwest facing aspects above approximately 2200 m. In particular at higher altitudes snow depths vary greatly, depending on the infuence of the wind. On the windward slopes, ridges, hills and crests are heavily eroded.

Tendency

The wind slabs are bonding only slowly with the old snowpack.

Bulletin data: Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta (via EAWS / avalanche.report)

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