Monregalese Valleys

As a consequence of the increasingly strong northwesterly wind the avalanche activity will gradually increase.

As a consequence of the increasingly strong northwesterly wind the avalanche activity will gradually increase.

The northwesterly wind will transport the old snow. The hard wind slabs can be released in particular on very steep northeast, east and southwest facing slopes and generally at intermediate and high altitudes. Fresh and older wind slabs have formed in particular adjacent to ridgelines and in gullies and bowls. The prevalence of avalanche prone locations and likelihood of triggering will increase from the late morning. Isolated gliding avalanches are possible in particular below approximately 1800 m. Caution is to be exercised in areas with glide cracks.

The weather was cold. The snowpack consists of faceted crystals. Especially at high altitudes and in high Alpine regions snow depths vary greatly, depending on the infuence of the wind. In addition hard wind slabs formed in particular adjacent to ridgelines and in the high Alpine regions. As a consequence of low temperatures and the occasionally strong northwesterly wind, the snow drift accumulations will increase in size during the next few days.

In the regions exposed to the foehn wind the prevalence and size of the avalanche prone locations will increase by the evening.