Sunday 04.04.2021
Published03 04 2021, 17:00
Danger level
2400m
Avalanche Problem
Persistent weak layer

2400m

Wet snow

2000m

 

Weakly bonded old snow at high altitude. Moist snow slides and avalanches are still possible in the middle of the day.
The old wind slabs of recent weeks can be released in isolated cases, but mostly only by large additional loads, on very steep shady slopes above approximately 2400 m.
In the middle of the day as a consequence of warming during the day and solar radiation there will be an increase in the danger of moist avalanches. This applies on very steep sunny slopes at intermediate and high altitudes, as well as on very steep shady slopes below approximately 2000 m. The moist avalanches are only small.
Snowpack
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Outgoing longwave radiation during the night will be quite good over a wide area.
Sunny slopes: The surface of the snowpack will freeze to form a strong crust and will soften during the day.
Shady slopes above approximately 2500 m: Stability tests and weak layers in the old snowpack show the existence of a weak snowack.

In all regions at intermediate and high altitudes less snow than usual is lying. At low altitude from a snow sport perspective, in most cases insufficient snow is lying.
Tendency
The danger of moist avalanches will decrease.