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Alpes du Nord

Chablais

Sat 17 Jan

Avalanche Problems

Moderate (2) Dry avalanches · all day
Dry snow level 2 Persistent weak layers + No distinct problem 2
All aspects · all elevations
Field notes

Persistent weak layers

Persistent Snowpack layer in which the crystals are poorly bonded and the layer has the potential to fail. Typical crystals in dry weak layers causing avalanches are : precipitation particles; surface hoar; faceted crystals; hollow crystals; graupel. Generally >1mm in size, loose grains with few bonds Wet weak layers can be formed by all snow crystal/grain types.EAWS glossary are very challenging to recognise. Distinctive noise (resembling a “whumpf” sound) occurring when a weak layer beneath a slab collapses. The air of the weak layer is forced outside the snowpack, with the resulting whumpf sound being heard. The sound usually indicates an unstable situation and can be accompanied by surface cracking. A whumpf is a clear avalanche alert.EAWS glossary sounds and shooting cracks are typical when present, but you can have a serious weak layer with no warning signs at the surface. Knowledge of how the Snow deposited on the ground in a multiplicity of layers.EAWS glossary has evolved is essential. SLF's travel advice is direct: travel conservatively, avoid terrain where the consequences of being caught are large, and treat the history of weather and snow as more important than what you can see today. Read the full bulletin.

No distinct problem

SLF uses this label when no single problem dominates the assessment, often on lower-danger days. It doesn't mean conditions are safe: any avalanche type is still possible, and normal caution applies. On stable days this is usually a signal to enjoy the mountains with general awareness; on less-stable days where the assessment is still inconclusive, it's a signal to be cautious specifically because there's no clear pattern to follow.

Source: SLF Avalanche Bulletin Interpretation Guide

Avalanche Activity

INSTABILITÉ EN UBACS.

* En dessous de 2200/2400 m

rares avalanches de fond, dans les zones herbeuses ou les dalles rocheuses. Taille 1 à 2 (petite à moyenne).

Outlook

Constant avalanche danger

Snowpack & Weather

Snowpack

Situation avalancheuse typique

couche fragile persistante avalanches de fond

D éclenchements provoqués :

  • Dans les secteurs Nord/Est/Ouest, on retrouve la présence d'une sous-couche fragile persistante au-dessus de 1800/2200 m, et dans d'assez nombreuses pentes au-dessus de

2000 m. Dans ces endroits, les plaques sont de grosses épaisseurs (possibilité de départ en cascade), de taille 2 à 3 (moyenne à grande). Ces plaques se trouvent parfois dans

les pentes déjà skiées, et le plus souvent dans les ubacs les plus abrités de la Bise. Elles sont déclenchables à distances.

  • Rares plaques à vent au-dessus de 2600 m dû au vent de Sud. Elles restent de tailles limitées 1 à 2 (petite à moyenne).

Observables : transport de neige, irrégularités d'épaisseurs, fissures sous les skis.

Départs spontanés :

  • En dessous de 2200/2400 m : rares avalanches de fond, dans les zones herbeuses ou les dalles rocheuses. Taille 1 à 2 (petite à moyenne).
Outlook

km/h 25 km/h 25 km/h

Tendance du dimanche 18 janvier

Indice de risque limité

sque stationnaire. Quelques éclaircies en

urnée.

Source

Météo-France

Issued

16 Jan 14:58 UTC

Valid until

17 Jan 23:59 UTC

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