Veľká Fatra

Watch out for wind-blown snow that has created unstable snow slabs and pillows.

Watch out for wind-blown snow that has created unstable snow slabs and pillows.

In Veľká Fatra and Lúčanská Mala Fatra there is a SMALL avalanche danger in the morning, 1st degree, in the afternoon a MODERATE avalanche danger, 2nd degree. Due to snowfall and strong winds, snow slabs and pillows are expected to form over the forest belt, which will be wound up on the older, mostly wind-blown surface. New snow will be an avalanche problem in the forest belt. The avalanche will be able to be released especially with large additional loads in steep terrain. Watch out for places that form a terrain trap. Exceptionally, small spontaneous avalanches may form in steep forest terrain from new loose snow.

Snowfall is expected throughout the day with very strong winds (above 20 m/s), mainly over the forest belt. The snow cover will therefore change rapidly and intensively. It will alternate between places where large amounts of snow (even more than 30 cm) will be piled up and places that will be blown into older hard ground, grass and rocks. Most of the snow is expected to be blown into the forest and slash belt. Due to the very cold air, this snow will not be able to bind with the base, which is made up of older snow or wind-blown slabs. More than 20cm of new snow is expected to be added during the day.

Due to wind, cold and snow rising.