Snow conditions 30.11.2015
1.12.2015
AVALANCHE RISK ASSESSMENT
Avalanche danger is 1st degree.
The snowpack is mostly stable.
The risk is low. No spontaneous avalanching is expected.
SNOW CONDITIONS and CURRENT STATE OF THE SNOWPACK
The snowpack is dry, on sun-exposed slopes and at lower altitudes covered with a thin crust that formed from daytime melting and nighttime freezing. Temperature was below zero on Saturday, on Sunday it warmed above zero especially in the mid-mountain range, and by this morning the freezing level has risen to around 2500 m. The air is relatively dry. The snow has settled and transformed slowly, somewhat faster on sun-exposed slopes, especially in the mid-mountain range.
In the Julian Alps at 2500 m there is up to 40 cm of snow, elsewhere in our mountains 10 - 30 cm. Significant snow cover starts at altitudes between 800 and 1000 m, in some shady areas even lower.
FORECAST WEATHER DEVELOPMENT
Today it will be mostly sunny.
Tomorrow cloudiness will increase, summits will often be in clouds. Westerly to northwesterly wind will strengthen. Temperature at 1500 m tomorrow around 8, at 2500 m around 0 degrees C.
On Wednesday it will be mostly clear again, with some low cloudiness in the mid-mountain range. The freezing level will rise above the highest peaks. Weak westerly to northwesterly winds will blow.
TENDENCY OF SNOW CONDITIONS
Snow will transform and settle faster especially in the mid-mountain range and on sun-exposed slopes. Lower down it will also thin out. Especially in shady locations, from mid-week on there will be a slightly higher risk of slips due to partially icy surfaces.
Source: ARSO