Border Graie Alps

In the afternoon as a consequence of warming during the day and solar radiation there will be only a slight increase in the danger of dry and moist avalanches. Old wind slabs at high altitude.

In the afternoon as a consequence of warming during the day and solar radiation there will be only a slight increase in the danger of dry and moist avalanches. Old wind slabs at high altitude.

The old wind slabs can be released, especially by large additional loads, in particular on north, east and southeast facing slopes and generally at high altitude, caution is to be exercised adjacent to ridgelines and in gullies and bowls, especially along the border with France. Avalanches can in very isolated cases be triggered in the old snowpack and reach quite a large size, in particular on shady slopes at elevated altitudes. As the day progresses the likelihood of moist snow slides and avalanches being released will increase gradually in particular on rocky slopes below approximately 2700 m.

Adjacent to ridgelines and in pass areas as well as in high Alpine regions snow depths vary greatly, depending on the infuence of the wind. In particular in shady places that are protected from the wind, high altitudes: Towards its surface, the snowpack is soft; its surface consists of loosely bonded snow. Individual weak layers exist in the snowpack on shady slopes, especially on steep slopes above approximately 2600 m. Sunshine and high temperatures will give rise in the afternoon to increasing moistening of the snowpack in some cases in particular on sunny slopes.