Wind slab
- Above 2,300 m
- Dimensione
- 2
Stability: poor · Frequency: some
Wind slabs represent the main danger.
Stability: poor · Frequency: some
Wind slabs represent the main danger.
The northwesterly wind has transported the fresh and old snow significantly. Wind slabs can in some places be released by a single winter sport participant and reach medium size, caution is to be exercised at transitions from a shallow to a deep snowpack, when entering gullies and bowls for example. Backcountry touring calls for caution.
5 to 10 cm of snow, but less in some localities, fell on Thursday above approximately 2000 m. The wind was strong to storm force. The wind has transported the fresh and old snow significantly. Over a wide area snow depths vary greatly, depending on the infuence of the wind. Towards its surface, the snowpack is soft and has a loosely bonded surface. This applies in places that are protected from the wind. Weak layers exist in the snowpack in particular on steep shady slopes.
The meteorological conditions will facilitate a gradual strengthening of the near-surface layers in particular on sunny slopes.
Bulletin data: Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta (via EAWS / avalanche.report)