Pine' - Mocheni Valley

Pine' - Valle dei Mocheni

Sun 11 Jan

Day Risk Profile

1

Low

Avalanche Problems

Avalanche Activity

Wind slabs - Very isolated avalanche prone locations are to be found on steep shady slopes at elevated altitudes.

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.

Outlook

→ Constant avalanche danger

12 January 2026

The avalanche danger will persist. Sunday: The wind will be moderate to strong over a wide area.

Snowpack & Weather

Snowpack ▾

The avalanche-prone wind slabs are lying on soft layers in particular on shady slopes at elevated altitudes. The wind slabs have bonded poorly with the old snowpackSnow layers deposited from earlier precipitation, prior to fresh fallen snow. Old snow layers consist of metamorphosed snow crystals.EAWS glossary. Faceted weak layersSnowpack 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 exist in the bottom section of the old snowpack in particular on wind-protected shady slopes. The snowpackSnow deposited on the ground in a multiplicity of layers.EAWS glossary will be generally subject to considerable local variations. Over a wide area a little snow is lying.