Monregalese Valleys

Restraint is advisable on this first sunny day. Backcountry touring and other off-piste activities call for extensive experience in the assessment of avalanche danger.

Restraint is advisable on this first sunny day. Backcountry touring and other off-piste activities call for extensive experience in the assessment of avalanche danger.

On wind-loaded slopes and in the regions exposed to precipitation more large and, in isolated cases, very large avalanches are possible in starting zones where no previous releases have taken place. On steep shady slopes the avalanches can be released in deep layers of the snowpack. The new snow and wind slabs can be released easily, even by a single winter sport participant,, especially in gullies and bowls, and behind abrupt changes in the terrain. The avalanche prone locations are covered with new snow and are difficult to recognise. Whumpfing sounds and the formation of shooting cracks when stepping on the snowpack serve as an alarm sign. Remotely triggered avalanches are possible. Ski touring and other off-piste activities, including snowshoe hiking, call for experience and great restraint. As a consequence of solar radiation numerous medium-sized and, in isolated cases, large dry and moist avalanches are possible, especially in steep rocky terrain, as well as on sunny slopes.

Over a wide area over a wide area 60 to 100 cm of snow, and even more in some localities, has fallen since Monday above approximately 1600 m. Large quantities of fresh snow and the wind-drifted snow are lying on the unfavourable surface of an old snowpack in particular on shady slopes above approximately 2100 m. Naturally triggered avalanches and whumpfing sounds and the formation of shooting cracks when stepping on the snowpack indicate a dangerous avalanche situation in particular on wind-loaded slopes. Faceted weak layers exist in the bottom section of the snowpack on shady slopes.

On Monday it will be mostly sunny. The natural avalanche activity will gradually decrease.