Sexten Dolomites

Dolomiti di Sesto

Thu 8 Jan

Day Risk Profile

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Low

Avalanche Problems

Avalanche Activity

Wind slabs - Individual avalanche prone locations are to be found in particular on very steep shady slopes at elevated altitudes.

The somewhat older wind slabs can be released in isolated cases in particular on very steep shady slopes above approximately 2200 m. Caution is to be exercised adjacent to ridgelines and in gulliesUsually a steep, elongated, eroded trench; typically prone to snowdrift accumulation.EAWS glossary and bowlsRounded or elongated concavity; typically tending to accumulate snowdrift.EAWS glossary. Mostly avalanches are only small. Apart from the danger of being buried, restraint should be exercised in particular in view of the danger of avalanches sweeping people along and giving rise to falls. Sunny slopes: In steep terrain there is a danger of falling on the hard snow surface.

Outlook

→ Constant avalanche danger

9 January 2026

Some snow will fall. Fresh wind slabs require caution.

Snowpack & Weather

Snowpack ▾

Some snow will fall. The wind will be strong. The hard wind slabs are lying on soft layers at elevated altitudes. The old snowpackSnow layers deposited from earlier precipitation, prior to fresh fallen snow. Old snow layers consist of metamorphosed snow crystals.EAWS glossary is faceted and its surface has a crustLayer of hard-compacted snow resulting from a melt-freeze process or wind.EAWS glossary that is barely capable of bearing a load. Very steep south facing slopes: The old snowpack is faceted and its surface has a crust that is strong in many cases. The snowpackSnow deposited on the ground in a multiplicity of layers.EAWS glossary will be generally subject to considerable local variations. A little snow is lying in all altitude zones.