Snow depths & avalanche bulletin

Weakly bonded old snow requires caution. The danger of wet avalanches will increase significantly during the day.

Avalanches can in many cases be released in the old snowpack and reach large size. This applies even in case of a single winter sport participant. The avalanche prone locations are to be found in particular on steep west, north and east facing slopes above approximately 2000 m. Individual avalanche prone locations are to be found also on steep sunny slopes above approximately 2600 m. Caution is to be exercised in particular in little used terrain, as well as at transitions from a shallow to a deep snowpack, when entering gullies and bowls for example.
In their paths avalanches can entrain the wet snow. This extends the avalanche runout distances. Remotely triggered avalanches are possible. Whumpfing sounds and the formation of shooting cracks when stepping on the snowpack serve as an alarm indicating the danger.

Wind slabs are in individual cases still prone to triggering on steep shady slopes at elevated altitudes.

As a consequence of warming during the day and solar radiation wet avalanches are to be expected. This applies in particular on very steep sunny slopes, and at the base of rock walls. The runout zones are to be treated with caution.