Pre Alps

Main danger: wet-snow avalanches

Main danger: wet-snow avalanches

Avalanche danger is low in the morning and rises to moderate during the course of the day. On steep slopes with lots of snow and a smooth underground which have not yet discharged, glide-snow avalanches can trigger at any time of day or night in all aspects. Zones below glide cracks should be avoided. Due to daytime warming and solar radiation, wet loose-snow avalanches can trigger naturally, particularly on extremely steep slopes. Avalanches can grow to medium size and place exposed hiking trails at risk.

South-facing slopes are frequently bare of snow. Where there’s a snowpack on the ground, it’s thoroughly wet.

On Thursday, no longer brilliant sunshine, but good mountain weather. It will remain dry, quite sunny and mild. During the course of the day, high-altitude clouds will move in high above the summits. They will hamper the sunlight, bring about diffuse light conditions. Temperature at 2000m: 6 degrees; at 3000m: -1 degree. Brisk northwesterly winds at high altitudes.

As a result of dropping temperatures, avalanche danger will decrease on Friday.