Avalanche forecast

Západné Tatry

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Avalanche danger

Above treeline
2 · Moderate
Below treeline
1 · Low
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Highlights

Wind-formed boards and cushions on a hard substrate.

Avalanche problems

  • Wind slab

    • Above treeline
    Size
    2

    Stability: poor · Frequency: some

  • Wet snow

    • Below treeline
    Size
    1

    Stability: poor · Frequency: few

Avalanche Activity

Wind-formed boards and cushions on a hard substrate.

Level 2 is declared for all mountain ranges. Winds are gusting, creating wind-rolled slabs and cushions just below ridges, in leeward bulges and troughs, which are not connected to the hard ground. They can be released with only a small additional load on slopes mainly above 40°. Small wet avalanches may occur in the forest zone due to warming from loose wet snow from the last snowfall.

Snowpack Structure

Snow cover is very diverse in the mountains. There is still loose snow in the forest zone, which will become wetter and heavier as the weather warms up. Above this limit, the surface is mainly made up of firn crust or hard ground on which snow slabs and pillows are blown. These are most pronounced just below the ridges on all orientations as winds of variable directions have been creating them over the last few days.

Tendency

Due to warming and stronger winds, the rising. Compiled by: Martin Bešinský

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

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