Vicentine Prealps

The wind slabs represent the main danger.

The wind slabs represent the main danger.

Yesterday the wind was strong adjacent to ridgelines over a wide area. The sometimes strong wind has transported some snow. The fresh wind slabs are to be found in particular adjacent to ridgelines and in gullies and bowls. The avalanche prone locations are to be found in particular adjacent to ridgelines and in gullies and bowls in all aspects above approximately 2000 m and at transitions from a shallow to a deep snowpack. The small wind slabs can be released, especially by large additional loads,. This applies in particular at their margins.

Faceted weak layers exist in the old snowpack especially on shady slopes. Snow depths vary greatly, depending on the infuence of the wind. Only a little snow is lying.