Gliding snow
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Glide-snow avalanches can trigger naturally at intermediate altitudes
Glide-snow avalanches can trigger naturally at intermediate altitudes
Avalanche danger below 2000m is moderate, above that altitude danger is low. Main problem: glide snow. Below 2000 m the snowpack can trigger on steep slopes with smooth ground wherever there is sufficient snow, releasing small-to-medium sized avalanches. Glide cracks indicate imminent danger.
The snowpack at intermediate altitudes has consolidated increasingly at the lower temperatures. The snowpack base is wet in many places. The old snowpack at high altitudes has settled well and older snowdrift accumulations are well bonded with each other. Below 1500m there is not much snow on the ground.
Incrementally, danger of glide-snow avalanches will recede due to lower temperatures
Bulletin data: Avalanche Warning Service Bavaria (CC BY 4.0)