West Sibillini Mountains

Fresh wind slabs represent the main danger.

Fresh wind slabs represent the main danger.

Adjacent to ridgelines and in gullies and bowls, and behind abrupt changes in the terrain dry slab avalanches are possible, even medium-sized ones. They can be released, even by a single winter sport participant. As a consequence of warming during the day individual small and, in isolated cases, medium-sized moist avalanches are possible below approximately 1700 m. Ground avalanches are still possible.

In the last few days on steep slopes several small and medium-sized avalanches occurred. The snowpack will become in most cases favourable. The more recent wind slabs have formed in particular adjacent to ridgelines and in gullies and bowls. In some places sometimes deep wind slabs formed. The wind slabs have bonded generally well with the old snowpack. As a consequence of rising temperatures and solar radiation the snowpack will consolidate during the next few days. The weather conditions will foster a slow settling of the snowpack also on steep slopes. Sunshine and high temperatures will give rise as the day progresses to gradual moistening of the snowpack especially on sunny slopes at intermediate altitudes.