Avalanche Activity
• 6. Apr. During the day (+02:00) • No avalanche activity
Avalanche Problems
• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of faceted snow above a crust • Over one meter • Difficult to trigger • Unlikely • 3 - Large • Few steep slopes N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW above 600 masl
• Dry slab avalanche • Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited snow • Within half a meter • Difficult to trigger • Possible • 2 - Medium • N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW above 600 masl
• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of faceted snow above a crust • Over one meter • Difficult to trigger • Unlikely • 4 - Very large • Few steep slopes N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW above 400 masl
Avalanche Danger Assessment
• The warm/cold cycles have lead to stabilization of the layers above the weak layer (svakt lag). That layer is quite deep down and it would need specific features (steep rolls, convex/unsupported slopes, thin areas) and/or a larger load to trigger it. The windslab (fokksnø) is stabilizing as well. However, with both problems still luring, good route finding, good route choices and good group management are still required. The local rating I put locally for W aspects at 2, just downrated from 3 (keep that in mind!) and complex terrain, steep faces and slopes should still be approached with greatest care. I suggest "Ski i like a hazard level / faregrad 3" for a few more days until we have a better picture of the situation. Wind-sheltered areas likely still have potentially reactive surface hoar (overflaterim) buried beneath all the new snow. • Continued settlement and stabilization. • 2 Moderate • Moderate confidence above 600m due to limited observations. Obs confined to W aspects.
Notes
• Skied Gillavarri today - up and down NW bowl.