Southern Adamello

Fresh wind slabs require caution.

Fresh wind slabs require caution.

As a consequence of new snow and a sometimes strong northwesterly wind, mostly small wind slabs formed on Wednesday. The fresh wind slabs can be released by a single winter sport participant in isolated cases in particular on steep shady slopes. The wind slabs are to be avoided in particular in terrain where there is a danger of falling. Caution is to be exercised adjacent to ridgelines and in gullies and bowls.

2 to 10 cm of snow has fallen since Tuesday above approximately 1800 m. As a consequence of new snow and a strong wind, sometimes avalanche prone wind slabs formed. These are lying on soft layers in particular on steep shady slopes at elevated altitudes. On Wednesday the wind slabs will increase in size additionally. Snow depths vary greatly, depending on the infuence of the wind. In these regions only a small amount of snow is lying for the time of year.

The meteorological conditions will prevent a rapid stabilisation of the snow drift accumulations.