Avalanche forecast

Veľká Fatra

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Avalanche danger

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Highlights

Watch out for wet avalanches on sunlit slopes.

Avalanche problems

  • Wet snow

    • All elevations
    Size
    2

    Stability: poor · Frequency: few

Avalanche Activity

Watch out for wet avalanches on sunlit slopes.

There is a low avalanche danger in the Fatras and the Low Tatras. Avalanches are generally possible on very steep slopes with high additional loads. Occasionally, spontaneous small avalanches or avalanches from wet snow may occur on sunlit orientations. Their release poses a risk especially in connection with falling over rock thresholds and other terrain traps.

Snowpack Structure

The snow cover in our mountains is very varied. On the sunlit orientations, especially in the south, southwest and west, it is soaked by the sunlight and gets wet to the hard ground. On the other hand, on shaded orientations, the snow surface is very hard and load-bearing after night frosts. Depending on the orientation, a continuous snow cover can be found from 1200 m above sea level.

Tendency

With warming slightly rising. By: Pavel Bet'ko

Bulletin data: Stredisko lavínovej prevencie HZS (via EAWS / avalanche.report)

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