Border Pennine Alps

As a consequence of new snow a considerable danger of dry avalanches will prevail. Backcountry touring calls for careful route selection.

As a consequence of new snow a considerable danger of dry avalanches will prevail. Backcountry touring calls for careful route selection.

Medium-sized and large natural avalanches are to be expected in the regions exposed to heavier precipitation. The fresh snow as well as the wind slabs can be released by a single winter sport participant. As a consequence of the snowfall the avalanche prone locations will become more prevalent. In particular on steep shady slopes the avalanches can be released in deep layers of the snowpack and reach large size.

A lot of snow will fall until midday in all regions. In addition avalanche prone wind slabs will form in particular in gullies and bowls, and behind abrupt changes in the terrain as the day progresses. The new snow will be deposited on soft layers in particular on shady slopes above approximately 2500 m. Individual weak layers exist in the bottom section of the snowpack in shady places that are protected from the wind, in particular at high altitude.