Central Grisons and Anterior Rhine

Zervreila

Tue 7 Apr Sunrise 06:51 20:00 Partly cloudy

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

Day Risk Profile

Moderate
All day
Considerable
Later

Avalanche Problems

Dry snow level 2 Persistent weak layers dry All day
N, NE, E, W, NW
above 2200m
Avalanches can in some cases be released in the old snowpack and reach large size in isolated cases. Caution is to be exercised in particular on little-used, rather lightly snow-covered shady slopes. These avalanche prone locations are barely recognisable, even to the trained eye. As a consequence of warming during the day and the solar radiation, the likelihood of dry and moist avalanches being released will increase in particular on very steep west and east facing slopes above approximately 2200 m. Backcountry touring and other off-piste activities call for careful route selection.
Wet snow level 3 Wet snow wet Later
At high altitude the snowpack will freeze during the clear night and form a strong crust. As the day progresses as a consequence of warming during the day and solar radiation there will be a significant increase in the danger of wet avalanches. Natural avalanches are to be expected. Wet avalanches can additionally in some places be released by people. Avalanches can reach large size. Backcountry tours should be started early and concluded timely.

Snowpack & Weather

Snowpack

The old snowpack still contains various weak layers. In particular on wind-sheltered shady slopes, surface hoar is in some cases covered by snow. Deeper in the snowpack there are faceted layers, which in isolated cases are still prone to triggering, especially on seldom-used slopes with little snow cover. As daytime temperatures rise and the surface starts to moisten, in some places even the likelihood of dry avalanches being triggered is increasing during the course of each day.

Moreover, all regions can expect to see wet snow avalanches over the course of each day. Isolated wet slab avalanches may also be triggered by human activity. Gliding avalanches are to be expected mainly north of a line from the Rhône to the Rhine and also mostly tend to occur as the day progresses.

Weather review for Easter Monday

The night was often cloudy and there was some light precipitation, with the snowfall level lying at around 2000 to 2500 m. Daytime conditions were mostly sunny and mild.

Fresh snow

A few centimetres in the west in the high alpine regions

Temperature

At midday at 2000 m, between +5 °C in the northeast and +8 °C elsewhere

Wind

From westerly directions, moderate and locally strong overnight, and light to moderate during the day

Weather forecast to Tuesday

Conditions will be mostly clear overnight and sunny and mild during the day.

Fresh snow

-

Temperature

At midday at 2000 m, around +8 °C

Wind

Mostly light northwesterly, moderate at times in the afternoon

Outlook to Thursday

After clear nights, Wednesday and Thursday will be mostly sunny. Winds will be from northerly directions, mostly light on Wednesday and moderate at times on Thursday. Temperatures will remain very mild, with the zero degree level being at around 3000 to 3500 m.

The danger of dry avalanches will continue to decrease. The danger of wet and gliding avalanches will increase over the course of each day.

Issued

6 Apr 15:00 UTC

Valid until

7 Apr 15:00 UTC

Next update

7 Apr 15:00 UTC

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