Wind slab
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Above treeline
- Size
- 2
Stability: fair · Frequency: some
Avalanche forecast
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HZS
Avalanche danger
- Above treeline
- 2 · Moderate
- Below treeline
- 1 · Low
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Highlights
Watch out for windblown boards.
Avalanche problems
Wind slab
NNEESESSWWNW- Below treeline
- Size
- 1
Stability: fair · Frequency: few
Avalanche Activity
Watch out for windblown boards.
The most pronounced avalanche situation persists in the Low Tatras, where there is 60 to 100 cm of snow. In the High and West Highs from 30 to 60 cm. Dangerous can be places where the slope changes abruptly, in narrow moguls, troughs and under rock walls. In the northern sector, the powdery nature of the snow still persists, lying on older hard ground. Great care should be taken in places where the powder surface changes to a windblown slab.
Snowpack Structure
The snow cover consists in places of a layer of hard blown snow under which is a softer layer of felted snow. This was formed in a period when it snowed without wind influence. It is between these two layers that there was a large difference in hardness and therefore an interface along which avalanches can be triggered. In the north, in shady locations and where there was less wind influence, the snow is powdery. The total snow depth in our mountains is 10-120 cm.
Tendency
without significant change. MB
Bulletin data: Stredisko lavínovej prevencie HZS (via EAWS / avalanche.report)