Border Graie Alps

New snow and wind slabs at intermediate and high altitudes.

New snow and wind slabs at intermediate and high altitudes.

The fresh snow of Friday and the wind slabs can be released easily or naturally and generally at intermediate and high altitudes. The avalanche prone locations are to be found in particular in steep terrain above approximately 2000 m and in gullies and bowls, and behind abrupt changes in the terrain. Some fresh snow and in particular local mostly small wind slabs must be evaluated with care and prudence in particular on north to east to southeast facing aspects.

10 to 20 cm of snow, and even more in some localities, has fallen in all altitude zones. Weak layers exist in the snowpack in particular on steep north, northeast and east facing slopes. Adjacent to ridgelines and in gullies and bowls snow depths vary greatly, depending on the infuence of the wind. In the northwest moderate northwesterly wind. At high altitudes and in high Alpine regions the wind slabs will increase in size additionally on Saturday.