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Avoid zones below glide cracks

Avoid zones below glide cracks

Gliding snow activity will increase on Monday. Danger zones occur in all aspects up to 2400 m. Glide-snow avalanches can trigger anytime on steep grassy slopes and smooth rocky ground, and reach medium size. Avoid zones below glide cracks. Due to rain impact and mild temperatures, small wet-snow avalanches are possible on extremely steep slopes at low and intermediate altitudes. Fresh snowdrifts will accumulate in summit regions, on Tuesday these will be difficult to recognize. Danger zones occur esp. on very steep shady slopes, releases mostly small.

On smooth ground (grass, rocks) which are steep enough, the entire snowpack can glide. Due to rain impact and mild temperatures, small wet-snow avalanches are possible on extremely steep slopes at low and intermediate altitudes. Fresh snowdrift accumulations esp on shady high altitude slopes lie atop a loose snowpack and are prone to triggering there.

On Tuesday along the Northern Alps heavy cloud will pass through, better visibility in inneralpine regions, a bit of sunshine. As of midday, clouds will move in from the west creating diffuse light conditions. Later on, precipitation will start in the west, snowfall above 1500-1800 m. Moderate to strong westerly winds. At 2000 m: -1 to +1 degree; at 1500 m 0 to -4 degrees.

Avalanche danger is not expected to change significantly.