Glockner Group North

Favourable situation, caution urged on shallow-snow northern high alpine slopes

Favourable situation, caution urged on shallow-snow northern high alpine slopes

Moderate avalanche danger above 2200m, below 2200m danger is low. Main problem: trigger-sensitive intermediate layers at ground-level in the old snow. Isolated slab avalanches can be triggered on shady steep slopes be large additional loading, particularly where the snow is shallow, i.e. at entries to gullies and bowls. Triggered avalanches can be of small-to-medium size.

There is 0-5 cm of new snow deposited atop a thin melt-freeze crust under which a soft layer lurks. For later, this will be an unfavourable layer, but it is currently not relevant. Up to 2200 m there is a melt-freeze crust. A potential trigger-sensitive layer of faceted and soft snow is evident starting at 2000/2200m in E/N aspects. This weak layer is currently not easily triggered or, if so, only over small spaces and is not area-wide.

On Tuesday, sunshine from early until late, cloudless skies. At 2000 m: -8 to -4 degrees; at 3000 m: -9 degrees. Little wind (or none at all). On Wednesday, once again lots of sunshine. During the course of the day, high-altitude cloudbanks will move in but not impede visibility much. Light winds. At 2000 m: -5 to -3 degrees; at 3000 m: -9 or -8 degrees.

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