6.02.2015
RISK ASSESSMENT
Avalanche danger is mostly 3rd degree, locally especially below the forest line 2nd degree.
The snowpack is potentially still quite unstable and poorly bonded to the base. An avalanche can be triggered almost anywhere with minor snowpack loading. Steeper slopes and areas with wind-blown snow are particularly dangerous.
On steeper slopes, spontaneous release of small and medium-sized avalanches is possible. New snow will slide on old, crusty or hard base.
SNOW CONDITIONS
Since midweek, it has been cloudy in the mountains, with strong east to southeast wind blowing. 5 to 15 cm of dry snow fell in these days. New drifts formed mainly on western and northern sides of ridges and passes.
Temperature was below zero all the time. The snowpack settled slowly and transformed little.
At 2500 m a.s.l. snow depth up to around 200 cm, at 1500 m up to around 120 cm, at 1000 m from 30 to around 70 cm.
CURRENT STATE OF THE SNOWPACK
The snowpack is dry, soft in sheltered spots, increasingly crusty in more wind-exposed spots.
There are many wind slabs and slabs that are unstable - lying on bare or icy ground, especially in higher elevations also on old crusty snow base.
The snowpack from previous days bonded poorly with the old snow base.
Ridges are quite wind-packed in many places, sometimes hard or even icy.
FORECAST WEATHER DEVELOPMENT
On Friday, a few cm of snow possible in places. Saturday mostly sunny, wind from eastern directions gradually weakening.
Sunday partly clear with occasional increased cloudiness and mostly dry. North wind will strengthen. Temperature below zero throughout.
Next report will be published on Monday, 9.2.2015.
More at: http://meteo.arso.gov.si/met/sl/weather/bulletin/mountain/avalanche/
Source: ARSO