Západné Tatry

At the highest altitudes of the Tatras, wind blows snow sporadically in the form of smaller pillows and slabs.

At the highest altitudes of the Tatras, wind blows snow sporadically in the form of smaller pillows and slabs.

In the highest altitudes of the High Tatras there is still dry wind-blown snow in the form of smaller snow slabs and pillows. Their distribution is mainly in the south, southeast, southwest and east orientations. It is rarely possible to break off a slab avalanche on such oriented slopes, especially at high additional loads. The risk will be wind-blown pillows and slabs on the leeward sides of ridges and very steep couloirs with more new snow lying on top of frozen old snow. In clear weather, on sunlit slopes, smaller spontaneous avalanches and drifts of wet snow may also occur.

The snow cover has stabilised due to the change in temperatures, and the surface will be hard to icy in the morning. It will gradually soften during the day on sunlit slopes. At higher altitudes, it has become significantly colder. Dry snow can be found only at the highest altitudes of the Tatra Mountains, where it may be weakly bound to the ground in places. In the lower and middle altitudes, the snow cover is no longer continuous.

Compiled by : Marek Biskupič