Avalanche forecast

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Avalanche problems

  • Wind slab

    • Above 2,200 m

  • Wet snow

    • Below 2,800 m

  • Gliding snow

    • Below 2,800 m

Snowpack Structure

Snowpack

New snow and wind slabs from Wednesday currently represent the main danger for dry avalanches. As a result of solar radiation and the rise in temperatures, more loose snow avalanches arising from the new snow are to be expected. Hardly any fractures deeper in the snowpack are to be expected.

Under the new snow, the snowpack has become soaked up to around 3000 m on south- and west-facing slopes, up to around 2500 m on east-facing slopes and up to approximately 2200 m on north-facing slopes.

Gliding avalanches, including large ones, are still possible. Although these will become more frequent as the day progresses, some may also be released during the night or in the early morning.

Weather Forecast

Weather forecast until Thursday, 11.04.2024

There will be some final snowflakes in places during the first half of Wednesday night into Thursday; it will then clear up everywhere. It will be sunny during the day.

New snow

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Temperature

Temperatures will rise, reaching around +7 °C at midday at 2000 m.

Wind

There will be light winds.

Weather Review

Weather review for Wednesday, 10.04.2024

It was mostly very cloudy, and above 1000 to 1400 m there was continued snowfall, primarily in the east. As the day progressed, brighter skies developed from the west and generally at high altitudes.

New snow

From the start of the precipitation on Tuesday morning until Wednesday afternoon, the following amounts of snow fell above approximately 2000 m:

  • the Main Alpine Ridge from the Trient region to Lower Engadine and regions south of this, as well as the Northern Alpine Ridge from the Aletsch region to the Glarus Alps and central Grisons: 20 to 40 cm, and locally more;
  • elsewhere: widely 10 to 20 cm.

Temperature

At midday at 2000 m, around -3 °C.

Wind

  • There was a strong foehn wind from the north along the southern flank of the Alps.
  • Elsewhere there were light to moderate northeasterly winds.

Tendency

Trend until Saturday, 13.04.2024

It will be sunny and mild. There will be light winds.

The danger of dry avalanches will decrease. After the clear nights, rather favourable conditions are increasingly to be expected in the early mornings. Each day, the danger of wet avalanches will increase as the day progresses. Ski tours and hut ascents should be started and finished early.

Gliding avalanches, including large ones, are still to be expected.

Bulletin data: WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF (CC BY 4.0)

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