Western Carniche Prealps

Significant warming. As the moisture increases there will be an increase in the danger of moist and wet avalanches. Until the temperature drops there will be an increase in the danger to level 2 (moderate).

Significant warming. As the moisture increases there will be an increase in the danger of moist and wet avalanches. Until the temperature drops there will be an increase in the danger to level 2 (moderate).

As a consequence of warming small and, in isolated cases, medium-sized moist and wet avalanches are possible above approximately 1800 m. Mostly small gliding avalanches are possible on very steep grassy slopes. The old wind slabs can be released by large loads in particular. This applies in particular in extremely steep terrain in particular above approximately 2000 m at transitions from a shallow to a deep snowpack, when entering gullies and bowls for example.

The surface of the snowpack has frozen to form a strong crust only at high altitudes and will soften quickly. Old wind slabs have bonded quite well with the old snowpack in all aspects. Individual weak layers exist deeper in the snowpack on steep shady slopes. Below approximately 1400 m only a little snow is lying.

As a consequence of high temperatures, partly cloudy skies and the southwesterly wind, the snowpack can not consolidate. The weather conditions will foster a rise in the avalanche danger in particular on steep, rather lightly snow-covered slopes.