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Caution: Isolated avalanche prone locations in wind-loaded gullies

Caution: Isolated avalanche prone locations in wind-loaded gullies

Avalanche danger is low. The main problem stems from near-surface snow layers in the old snowpack. Small slab avalanches can release in places, in particular by large additional loading, on weak intermediate layers in the snow deposited on the weekend. Avalanche prone locations are found in steep ridgeline terrain in N/E/SE aspects as well as in wind-loaded gullies and bowls.

The fresh snow of recent days was deposited atop a melt-freeze encrusted, compact and largely stable old snowpack and at intermediate altitudes is widely blanketed by a thin ice crust or a melt-freeze crust. At higher altitude, in places trigger-sensitive interim layers are embedded in the uppermost layers of the snowpack, and the snow masses can glide over the encrusted surfaces. The snow moistens during the course of the day on sunny slopes. All in all, the snowpack depths are below average, at lower altitudes a solid snow base is lacking in many places.

Stable high-pressure weather conditions are anticipated, this will further reduce avalanche danger levels in coming days.