Západné Tatry

Watch out for snow slabs and pillows of wind-blown snow and wet avalanches on sunny slopes.

Watch out for snow slabs and pillows of wind-blown snow and wet avalanches on sunny slopes.

In the High and Western Tatras there is an increased avalanche danger (3rd degree). During the last period of snowfall, up to 30 cm of new snow has been added, but in some places there is more new snow due to the wind. Snow has fallen on less stable layers of older snow. In places on hard ground. Strong warming and sunny weather will worsen the situation. Expect spontaneous avalanches, especially on steep sunny slopes.

20 and in places more than 30 cm of new snow fell. Above 1500 m above sea level, sunny weather and warming will cause the snow cover to become wetter and the cohesion of the individual layers to decrease. The snow cover remains well below average, especially at altitudes below 1500 m above sea level.

As the day warms up, the situation worsens.