Bollettino valanghe

Caution: weak layers in the old snowpack

Caution: weak layers in the old snowpack

Weak layers in the old snowpack can in isolated cases on shady slopes be triggered even by one sole skier. Caution urged esp. in transitions into gullies and bowls above 1800m and at the foot of rocky cliffs and behind protruberances in the landscape. Avalanches are mostly small-sized. Apart from the risks of being buried in snow masses, the dangers of being swept along and forced to take a fall need to be taken into condideration.

Freshly generated snowdrift accumulations blanket a weak old snowpack, esp. on wind-protected shady sloppes. Clear skies are forecast, with low temperatures and low air moisture. Thus, the snowpack will expansively metamorphose during the nocturnal hours. The snowpack is highly diverse even over small areas. Below 1600m very little snow on the ground.

On Sunday, predominantly sunny until afternoon, with outstanding visiibilty. Later in the day, clouds will move in from the south in high-altitude layers. It will remain dry. In exposed terrain, often strong S/SW winds, reaching 45 km/hr. Mild. At 2000m: +1 degree; at 3000m: -5 degrees. Source: GeoSphere Austria

Gradual decrease in avalanche danger