Central Grisons and Anterior Rhine

Zervreila

Tue 18 Nov Sunrise 08:30 17:47 Light snow

Hard-to-read day. Persistent or gliding-snow problems can mask the real risk.

Day Risk Profile

Moderate
All day

Avalanche Problems

Dry snow level 2 Wind slab + Persistent weak layers dry All day
All aspects
above 2600m
Up to 25 cm of snow will fall until Tuesday above approximately 2200 m. The new snow and wind slabs are lying on top of a weakly bonded old snowpack on shady slopes above approximately 2400 m. In particular here avalanches can be released easily and reach medium size. Careful route selection is required. The Avalanche Warning Service currently has only a small amount of information that has been collected in the field, so that the avalanche danger should be investigated especially thoroughly in the relevant locality.

Snowpack & Weather

Snowpack

Precipitation set in on Saturday, first in the south and later also in the north. Before this snowfall, conditions had been generally sunny and dry in the mountains for almost two weeks.

In gullies and bowls on shady slopes above around 2000 m and in high Alpine regions, the fresh and drifted snow fell on a patchy continuous snowpack, otherwise on bare ground. On shady slopes above approximately 2400 m and generally in high Alpine regions, the fresh snow has fallen on pronounced weak layers, where avalanches can easily be triggered.

Outlook

On Wednesday, conditions will be sunny in the mountains and cloudy but dry on the southern flank of the Alps. There will moderate, sometimes strong, southwesterly winds in high Alpine regions. Widespread precipitation will set in during overnight to Thursday. The snowfall level will drop to low altitudes. By Thursday afternoon, 10 to 20 cm of snow will fall on the northern flank of the Alps, elsewhere a few centimetres.

The avalanche hazard will decrease slightly on Wednesday. It may increase slightly on Thursday, especially on the northern flank of the Alps. There will be little change in other regions. Caution should be exercised around fresh snowdrift accumulations. In addition, isolated avalanches may be triggered in the old snowpack, especially on northern slopes above 2400 m and in high Alpine regions.

Issued

17 Nov 15:11 UTC

Valid until

18 Nov 16:00 UTC

Next update

18 Nov 16:00 UTC

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