Avalanche forecast

Západné Tatry

HZS
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Avalanche danger

All elevations
2 · Moderate
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Highlights

Avoid steep places with wind-drifted snow on the leeward sides.

Avalanche problems

  • Wind slab

    • Above 1,600 m
    Size
    2

    Stability: poor · Frequency: few

  • New snow

    • All elevations
    Size
    2

    Stability: fair · Frequency: some

Tendency

The tendency will be slightly increasing due to the emerging faceted snow.

Avalanche Activity

Avoid steep places with wind-drifted snow on the leeward sides.

In the High, Western and Low Tatras there is a MODERATE avalanche danger, 2nd degree. Newly wind-drifted snow above the forest zone shows instability, so avoid steep places, especially on leeward slopes. Small to medium sized slab avalanches are possible, especially with higher additional loads. Occasional spontaneous avalanches are also possible.

Snowpack Structure

The snow cover is mostly new snow. Depending on the wind, its height varies from 5 to 25 cm, even half a metre in leeward places, under saddles, ridges and rock walls. Under the new snow, at altitudes up to 2000 m above sea level, there is a layer of snow crust from the previous warming and rain. A critical layer of faceted snow is beginning to form at their interface due to the cold temperatures, which will be a problem in the coming days.

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

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