Vicentine Prealps

Winter sport participants can release avalanches now only rarely. Avalanches can in very isolated cases be released in the weakly bonded old snow at intermediate and high altitudes.

Winter sport participants can release avalanches now only rarely. Avalanches can in very isolated cases be released in the weakly bonded old snow at intermediate and high altitudes.

Wind slabs are to be evaluated with care and prudence in extreme terrain, especially on very steep shady slopes. Avalanches can additionally in very isolated cases be released in the weakly bonded old snow at high altitude. These avalanche prone locations are to be found in particular on very steep shady slopes and at transitions from a shallow to a deep snowpack. They are very rare but are difficult to recognise. In many places there is a danger of falling on the hard snow surface.

The small quantity of fresh snow and the wind slabs can be released by a single winter sport participant in isolated cases in all aspects above approximately 1900 m. Precarious weak layers exist in the centre of the snowpack, in particular on steep shady slopes at high altitude.