Vysoké Tatry - východ

New snow blown by the wind

New snow blown by the wind

For the East of the Tatras and Low Tatras is declared the 2nd degree of avalanche danger (increased danger) from the 5-point international scale. The reason for this is the predicted amount of new snow in the Fatras and the Western Tatras of about 20cm and about 30cm in the Low and High Tatras. The layer of new snow is deposited on an already hard frozen surface, which is a good sliding surface. At the same time, the new snow is transported to the leeward troughs and moulds of mainly eastern orientation, where dangerous snow pillows and slabs are formed. Mechanical release of avalanches is likely to be possible on very steep slopes with little additional loading.