Southern Brenta

The new snow and wind slabs of the last few days must be evaluated with care and prudence.

The new snow and wind slabs of the last few days must be evaluated with care and prudence.

The fresh snow as well as the mostly small wind slabs that are forming over a wide area are in some cases prone to triggering. These can be released in the weakly bonded old snow by a single winter sport participant. Caution is to be exercised in particular on very steep shady slopes, as well as adjacent to ridgelines and in gullies and bowls in particular above the tree line. Mostly avalanches are small. The snowpack will be generally subject to considerable local variations. Weak layers in the old snowpack necessitate caution and restraint. Apart from the danger of being buried, restraint should be exercised in particular in view of the danger of avalanches sweeping people along and giving rise to falls.

The snowpack will be generally subject to considerable local variations. In some regions 20 to 40 cm of snow has fallen above approximately 1200 m. The fresh snow and the wind slabs must be evaluated with care and prudence in particular on steep shady slopes. The old snowpack is faceted. Individual weak layers exist in the bottom section of the snowpack on wind-protected shady slopes.

The avalanche danger will increase.