West Sibillini Mountains

Wet snow represents the main danger.

Wet snow represents the main danger.

As a consequence of warming individual mostly small wet snow slides and avalanches are possible above approximately 1800 m. Caution is to be exercised in particular in gullies and bowls, and behind abrupt changes in the terrain, as well as on very steep sunny slopes. In high Alpine regions there will be only a slight increase in the danger. In steep terrain there is a danger of falling on the icy crust.

The old snowpack remains subject to considerable local variations. At intermediate altitudes hardly any snow is lying. In high Alpine regions a little snow is lying. In gullies and bowls the wind slabs are larger. These are to be found especially at high altitude. The weather conditions will give rise to significant moistening of the snowpack also at high altitude. The surface of the snowpack will freeze, but a strong crust will not form and will soften during the day.