Západné Tatry

The persistent strong warming has a negative impact on the avalanche situation, especially in the afternoon.

The persistent strong warming has a negative impact on the avalanche situation, especially in the afternoon.

In the Tatras and Low Tatras above the treeline prevails in the morning MODERATE (2) avalanche danger, which rises to CONSIDERABLE, 3rd degree when warming up during the day. Wet snow is the defining avalanche problem. Avalanche release is possible with only a small additional load and spontaneous avalanches are also expected. They will occur mainly on steep slopes and in couloirs where most of the snow fell during the last snowfall. At altitudes up to 2000 m above sea level, gliding avalanches may also occur on grassy slopes.

The snow cover is slightly hardened and frozen in the morning, but due to the strong warming (0°C isotherm rises up to 2500 m above sea level) the snow cover gets wet during the day. The exception is the northern orientations at the highest altitudes of the Tatras, where there are still snow slabs, pillows and drifts of wet to dry snow. Wind-exposed ridges are often blown onto hard to icy surfaces. Continuous snow cover is found from 1100 (1200) m above sea level, reaching 100 to 300 cm above the tree line.

INCREASING during the day when it gets warmer