Avalanche bulletin
Tuesday, 10. 2. 2026
Danger level Tuesday, 10. 2. 2026 at
Danger level 3 – considerable
New and wind-packed snow in high mountains, weak layers persist.
Even with small additional load, a small slab avalanche can be triggered on wind slabs. A triggered slab avalanche or otherwise large additional load can exceed the carrying capacity of deep persistent hard layers, potentially triggering a deep and extensive (large) slab avalanche. Such weak layers are abundant especially on shady slopes above the forest, but not excluded elsewhere. Gliding avalanches also occur on steep smooth slopes.
Snow cover
Danger signs
dp.1: deep persistent slab weak layer
dp.4: cooling after warm / warming after cold
With slightly higher air temperature, the snowpack transforms and settles faster. Snow has crusted on sun-exposed slopes up to the highest peaks, remaining dry only on shady high-mountain slopes.
The snowpack is built of layers of somewhat cohesive snow, mostly well bonded together. The bonding is poorer in wind-packed snow layers in wind slabs formed by the south wind during snowfall.
In the old snowpack, deep below the surface, there are multiple weak layers of facets and rounded grains.
Weather
On Tuesday, a southwest wind will blow, clouding over on the Primorska side of the Julians. Orographic precipitation will occur in the Southern Julian Alps, as snow above 1000 m. Elsewhere, less cloudiness and precipitation.
The 0°C isotherm will be around 1200 m, at 2000 m around -4 °C.
Outlook
Avalanche danger will remain similar.
Danger level Tuesday, 10. 2. 2026 at
Danger level 2 – moderate
Wind-packed snow, gliding avalanches.
Even with small additional load, a small slab avalanche can be triggered on wind slabs. Gliding avalanches also occur on steep smooth slopes.
Snow cover
With slightly higher air temperature, the snowpack transforms and settles faster. Snow has crusted up to the highest peaks - also on shady slopes.
The snowpack is built of layers of somewhat cohesive snow, mostly well bonded together. The bonding is poorer in wind-packed snow layers in wind slabs formed by the south wind during snowfall.
Depth hoar has formed at the snowpack-ground interface.
Weather
On Tuesday, a southwest wind will blow, clouding over on the Primorska side of the Julians. Orographic precipitation will occur in the Southern Julian Alps, as snow above 1000 m.
The 0°C isotherm will be around 1200 m, at 2000 m around -4 °C.
Outlook
Avalanche danger will remain similar.
Danger level Tuesday, 10. 2. 2026 at
Danger level 1 – low
Wind-packed snow
With additional load on wind slabs formed by the S-SSE wind, a small slab snow avalanche can be triggered.
Snow cover
The snowpack is moist throughout its depth and already well bonded. South and southeast winds have formed wind slabs on the lee sides of ridges.
Weather
On Tuesday, a southwest wind will blow, clouding over. Precipitation will occur, as snow above 1400 m.
Outlook
Avalanche danger will remain similar.
https://www.hribi.net/snezne_razmere_v_gorah Source: ARSO