Rhemes Valley

New snow and wind slabs: The backcountry touring conditions are unfavourable.

New snow and wind slabs: The backcountry touring conditions are unfavourable.

Over a wide area 25 to 30 cm of snow, and up to 40 cm in some localities, will fall until the early morning above approximately 1000 m. The moderate wind will transport the new snow. The fresh snow as well as the wind slabs can be released easily or naturally. Also in areas close to the tree line these avalanche prone locations are prevalent. Remotely triggered avalanches are possible. In isolated cases the dry avalanches are quite large. In the typical avalanche paths in particular in the regions neighbouring those that are subject to danger level 4 (high) they can reach intermediate altitudes. Ski touring and other off-piste activities, including snowshoe hiking, call for extensive experience and restraint.

Towards its surface, the snowpack is unfavourably layered. The new snow is bonding poorly with the old snowpack in some places. Especially steep shady slopes high altitudes and the high Alpine regions: Weak layers exist in the old snowpack here. Adjacent to ridgelines and in pass areas as well as at high altitude snow depths vary greatly, depending on the infuence of the wind.

Strong northwesterly wind: On wind-loaded slopes the likelihood of avalanches is high. In addition the danger of moist and wet avalanches will increase as the day progresses.