Pine' - Mocheni Valley

Pine' - Valle dei Mocheni

Sun 18 Jan

Day Risk Profile

1

Low

Avalanche Problems

Avalanche Activity

The snowpack is largely stable. Individual avalanche prone locations are to be found on very steep shady slopes at elevated altitudes and adjacent to ridgelines and in gullies and bowls.

In all regions in all altitude zones hardly any snow is lying. The snowpackSnow deposited on the ground in a multiplicity of layers.EAWS glossary will be generally subject to considerable local variations. 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. At elevated altitudes these avalanche prone locationsLocations delineated by aspect or altitude where avalanches can trigger and people or objects are at risk.EAWS glossary are more prevalent and larger. 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

19 January 2026

The avalanche danger will persist.

Snowpack & Weather

Snowpack ▾

The snowpackSnow deposited on the ground in a multiplicity of layers.EAWS glossary will be generally subject to considerable local variations. The hard wind slabs are clearly recognisable to the trained eye. 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. In very isolated cases 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 snowpack on wind-protected shady slopes.