Avalanche Activity
• 18. Feb. During the day (+01:00) • No avalanche activity
Weather
• -22 °C • 1 m/s from NW ↘
Snow Cover
• 107 cm • No snowdrift • Wind slab (hard slab) • Dry • Thin surface hoar layer on top.
• CTM11@97cm • Medium • Collapsed at ground level.
Snow Profile
• Persistent weak layer: below slab • 11 temperature points observed
Avalanche Problems
• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of faceted snow near the ground • Within a meter • A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer. • Very difficult to trigger • 2 - Medium • N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
Avalanche Danger Assessment
• 2 Moderate • Slab on top of the weak layer is hard and thick. Difficult to influence the layer underneath the slab. In places with thinner snowpack might be easier to affect the weak bottom layer.