Wind slab
- Above treeline
- Dimensione
- 2
Stability: poor · Frequency: some
Circumvent snowdrift accumulations
Stability: poor · Frequency: some
Circumvent snowdrift accumulations
Avalanche danger above the timberline is MODERATE. Slabs, mostly small-sized, can be triggered even by minimum additiional loading both near to and distant from ridgelines and behind protruberances in the landscape on north, east and south facing slopes. If they fracture down to more deeply embedded layers in the snowpack the releases can grow to medium size. Isolated sm glide-snow and loose-snow avalanches can trigger naturally.
On top of a shallow and relatively compact snow cover, less than 30cm of snow and drifts (with embedded graupel) lie deposited. The border to the old snowpack can serve as a weak layer, more deeply embedded weak layers are triggerable only in isolated cases above 2200m.
Generally, sunshine is expected. The NW winds will intensify during the daytime, in afternoon, gusts up to 60 km/hr are expected. At 2000m: -11 degrees; at 3000m: -18 degrees.
To begin wi, little change anticipated
Bulletin data: Avalanche Warning Service Salzburg (CC BY 4.0)