Eastern Carniche Alps

The wind slabs of the last few days are to be evaluated with care and prudence.

The wind slabs of the last few days are to be evaluated with care and prudence.

The avalanche prone locations are to be found in particular adjacent to ridgelines and in gullies and bowls above the tree line. Medium-sized and, in isolated cases, large natural avalanches are possible. The wind slabs can be released, especially by large additional loads,. As a consequence of warming, the likelihood of natural moist avalanches being released will increase gradually in particular on steep sunny slopes at intermediate and high altitudes.

The wind slabs are lying on the unfavourable surface of an old snowpack. The weather conditions will give rise to increasing moistening of the snowpack. Weak layers exist in the snowpack. In steep terrain there is a danger of falling on the hard snow surface.

The meteorological conditions will foster a settling of the snowpack.