Západné Tatry

Beware of wind-blown snow in the form of snow pillows and slabs!

In the Western and Low Tatras, at altitudes above 1800 m above sea level, new snow is deposited by the wind on windward, east-facing slopes on top of layers of older snow, with which it is not sufficiently bound. On steep and very steep slopes, the release of slab avalanches will be possible, especially with higher additional mechanical loads. Spontaneous avalanches are not expected.

During the last snowfall, 10-25 cm fell on the mountains, which was transported by strong winds to the leeward slopes of the eastern orientations. The blown snow is deposited in less stable snow slabs and cushions that are not sufficiently bonded to the subsoil or to older snow. The height of the snow pillows formed reaches 50 cm in places. Expected snowfall during the night and day will bring another 10-20cm of new snow.