Adamello

Wind slabs and wet snow represent the main danger. As a consequence of a strong northerly wind, easily released wind slabs formed in particular adjacent to ridgelines on south, east and west facing slopes.

Wind slabs and wet snow represent the main danger. As a consequence of a strong northerly wind, easily released wind slabs formed in particular adjacent to ridgelines on south, east and west facing slopes.

The avalanche prone locations are and are clearly recognisable to the trained eye, in the regions exposed to a lot of wind especially adjacent to ridgelines, in particular. In particular in east to south to west facing aspects and below approximately 2300 m medium-sized and large avalanches are possible as a consequence of warming during the day and solar radiation. Weak layers exist in the snowpack in shady places that are protected from the wind. Dry avalanches can be released, mostly by large loads and reach large size in isolated cases.

Large-grained weak layers exist in the snowpack on shady slopes. This applies especially at transitions from a shallow to a deep snowpack, when entering gullies and bowls for example.