Pontey-Clavalité

Increase in danger of dry avalanches as a consequence of new snow and wind.

Increase in danger of dry avalanches as a consequence of new snow and wind.

Wind slabs: 5 to 20 cm of snow will fall on Friday above approximately 2200 m, this applies in the afternoon. The weather report and anticipated change in the avalanche danger are uncertain. The avalanche danger should be investigated very thoroughly in the relevant locality. On Friday mostly small wind slabs will form in some places. They are bonding well with the old snowpack in all aspects. The number and size of avalanche prone locations will increase as the day progresses. The fresh wind slabs can in some places be released by a single winter sport participant, but they will be small in most cases. Restraint should be exercised because avalanches can sweep people along and give rise to falls. Small to medium-sized natural avalanches are possible.

Less snow than usual is lying. On sunny slopes below approximately 2300 m from a snow sport perspective, insufficient snow is lying. The conditions below approximately 3000 m are spring-like, in particular on very steep sunny slopes. In the last few days hardly any more avalanches occurred naturally.

The avalanche danger will persist. As the temperature drops hardly any more moist and wet avalanches are to be expected.