Snow depths & avalanche bulletin

Fresh wind slabs require caution. Weakly bonded old snow requires caution.

As a consequence of new snow and a sometimes strong wind, sometimes avalanche prone wind slabs formed in particular on northwest, east and southeast facing slopes. This applies in gullies and bowls, as well as at the base of rock walls and behind abrupt changes in the terrain above approximately 2000 m. Fresh and somewhat older wind slabs can be released easily in some places. The prevalence of avalanche prone locations and likelihood of triggering will increase with altitude. Small and, in isolated cases, medium-sized avalanches are possible.

Additionally in isolated cases avalanches can be released in near-ground layers and reach large size in isolated cases. The avalanche prone locations are to be found in particular on very steep west, north and east facing slopes above approximately 2000 m. Such avalanche prone locations are rare but are barely recognisable. Caution is to be exercised in particular at transitions from a shallow to a deep snowpack, when entering gullies and bowls for example.