Západné Tatry

Watch out for wet snow in the afternoon and weak layers on northerly orientations

Permalink

Watch out for wet snow in the afternoon and weak layers on northerly orientations

Moderate avalanche danger (2nd degree) is valid in the High and Western and western part of the Low Tatras. A typical spring situation prevails. The snow hardens at night and melts during the day. The main avalanche problem is therefore wet snow up to 2100 m above sea level. On the northern side of the highest altitudes there is still a permanently weak layer in the snow profile. The current situation on the ground requires good decisions, avoid steep places, watch out for a larger layer of melted snow, but also avoid places where blown snow from the last snowfall is evident and has not fallen with an avalanche in the previous days.

The very warm spring weather continues. Temperatures are reaching positive numbers at altitudes below 2100 m a.s.l. Snow is hardening at night and then softening again during the day. On the northern side of the mountains, in shaded areas, the snow still retains its powdery character. At the highest points (above 2100 m), there is a permanently weak layer of square-grained snow on the northern side of the mountains. The snow cover remains well below average, especially at altitudes below 1500 m above sea level.