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Alpes du Nord

Oisans

Wed 11 Mar

Day Risk Profile

Low
below 2400m
Moderate
above 2400m

Avalanche Problems

Moderate (2) Dry avalanches · all day
Dry snow level 2 Persistent weak layers + No distinct problem 2
N, NE, NW
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

MANTEAU NEIGEUX GÉNÉRALEMENT SOLIDE.

peu probables mais on ne peut pas totalement exclure le risque qu'une fissure de reptation vienne à céder, emportant toute la neige en place jusqu'au sol

(avalanche de taille 1 à 2).

dans les ubacs de haute montagne, les plaques sont très rares et difficiles à solliciter. Le risque reste éventuellement présent dans le cas où la

couche fragile est insuffisamment enfouie.

Outlook

Constant avalanche danger

Snowpack & Weather

Snowpack

Situation avalancheuse typique

couche fragile persistante avalanches de fond

Les quelques cm de neige tombée au dessus de 1700 m ce mardi n'ont pas d'incidence sur la solidité du manteau neigeux.

Départs spontanés : peu probables mais on ne peut pas totalement exclure le risque qu'une fissure de reptation vienne à céder, emportant toute la neige en place jusqu'au sol

(avalanche de taille 1 à 2).

Déclenchements provoqués : dans les ubacs de haute montagne, les plaques sont très rares et difficiles à solliciter. Le risque reste éventuellement présent dans le cas où la

couche fragile est insuffisamment enfouie.

Outlook

Indice de risque limité

petite couche de neige attendue en fin de

urnée/soirée de mercredi ne va pas

odifier sensiblement la stabilité du

anteau neigeux.

Source

Météo-France

Issued

10 Mar 14:29 UTC

Valid until

11 Mar 23:59 UTC

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