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Avoid zones below glide cracks. Beware naturally triggered avalanches from above.

Avoid zones below glide cracks. Beware naturally triggered avalanches from above.

Avalanche danger increases during the course of the day above 1600 m to considerable, otherwise it is moderate. Main problem: wet snow. In very steep terrain with sufficient snow cover, loose-snow avalanches can trigger naturally. In addition, glide-snow avalanches can trigger naturally in steep smooth terrain which has not yet discharged. Wet-snow avalanches are usually small, larger ones possible. Hiking trails which are bare of snow can be endangered by wet-snow and glide-snow avalanches.

During the mild, cloudy nights the snowpack can hardly consolidate. High temperatures and solar radiation reinforce the moistening of the snowpack during the daytime at all altitudes and in all aspects. Water seeps down to the ground, reinforcing gliding movements over smooth ground. On sunny slopes and below 1600 m there is little snow on the ground. As of midday the air will cool noticeably and a few cm of fresh snowfall is anticipated.

Slightly stabilizing snowpack due to dropping temperatures. The gliding snow problem will persist. Fresh drifts will accumulate at high altitudes.