Dolomites of Fiemme North

Wet avalanches as the day progresses.

Wet avalanches as the day progresses.

The older wind slabs are to be evaluated with care and prudence in particular in very steep terrain, in particular on very steep shady slopes at high altitude. Apart from the danger of being buried, restraint should be exercised in particular in view of the danger of avalanches sweeping people along and giving rise to falls. As a consequence of warming more frequent wet avalanches are to be expected, but they will be mostly small.

The mostly small wind slabs are in individual cases still prone to triggering, especially at high altitude. Outgoing longwave radiation during the night will be severely restricted over a wide area. The surface of the snowpack will freeze very little and will soften quickly. The spring-like weather conditions will give rise to increasing and thorough wetting of the snowpack in all aspects. At low and intermediate altitudes hardly any snow is lying.

On Friday it will be mild. Increase in danger of wet avalanches in the course of the day.