Avalanche forecast

Západné Tatry

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Highlights

Watch out for wet snow on sunny slopes on S exposures.

Avalanche problems

  • Wet snow

    • All elevations
    Size
    2

    Stability: fair · Frequency: few

Avalanche Activity

Watch out for wet snow on sunny slopes on S exposures.

In the Tatras and Low Tatras there is only a SMALL avalanche danger, 1st degree. Snow cover is generally stable. Up to 5 cm of new snow has fallen during the last snowfall period. Avalanche release is possible only sporadically on exposed southern slopes after a slight warming. Spontaneous avalanches are not expected.

Snowpack Structure

The weather during Friday will be influenced by the interface between high and low pressure. Expect partly cloudy windy weather, snow cover is generally stable. Up to 5 cm of new snow has been added on top of the old, hard snow at the highest elevations during the last snowfall period. Depending on orientation, the continuous snow cover is between 1300 and 1700 m above sea level. Its height reaches 30 to 150 cm, with the most snow in the Low Tatras.

Tendency

decreasing with the expected development of the weather.

Bulletin data: Stredisko lavínovej prevencie HZS (via EAWS / avalanche.report)

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