Ampezzo Dolomites

The conditions are sometimes critical for backcountry touring and other off-piste activities outside marked and open pistes.

The conditions are sometimes critical for backcountry touring and other off-piste activities outside marked and open pistes.

The fresh wind slabs can be released easily or naturally in all aspects, especially in areas close to the tree line and above the tree line. Wind slabs can especially at their margins be released, even by a single winter sport participant. Avalanches can also penetrate deep layers and reach medium size. Caution is to be exercised in particular at the base of rock walls, as well as in gullies and bowls, and behind abrupt changes in the terrain.

Snow depths vary greatly, depending on the infuence of the wind. Towards its base, the snowpack is faceted. Whumpfing sounds and the formation of shooting cracks when stepping on the snowpack can indicate the danger. The snowpack will be generally subject to considerable local variations.