Pre Alps

Little snow, isolated glide-snow avalanches

Little snow, isolated glide-snow avalanches

Avalanche danger is low. On steep smooth slopes in all aspects, small glide-snow avalanches are possible in zones which have not yet discharged. Glide cracks should be circumvented. No prevalent problem for dry-snow avalanches. Small avalanches can be triggered in extremely steep terrain, mostly by large additional loading. Apart from the danger of being buried in snow, the risks of being forced to take a fall need to be taken into consideration. A cautious route selection is advised.

Little snow on the ground. Often the crust is capable of bearing loads, but softens up during the course of the day. Many surfaces are wind-hardened or icy. The snowpacks up to intermediate altitudes is moist down to the ground, which enhances the snowpack gliding downhill over smooth ground surfaces.

Nocturnal hours: High-altitude clouds moving in from the west. Friday daytime: A sunny and mild day. At 2000 m: +2 degrees. Brisk to strong W/SW winds.

Saturday will be very sunny. The danger of dry-snow avalanches will not change. Danger of glide-snow avalanches will persist.