In the Slovak mountains, there is a low avalanche danger corresponding to the first level of the five-part international scale on Wednesday. The Avalanche Prevention Center in Liptovský Hrádek reported on this on the website of the Mountain Rescue Service (HZS).
The main avalanche the problem is windblown snow, especially on southern, southwestern, western, and southeastern exposures on steep to extremely steep slopes. “In the highest places, especially in troughs, troughs and terrain depressions, there are snow slabs and pillows that lie on a layer of old hardened snow cover and are clearly distinguishable from the older snow cover. The bond between the two layers is not sufficient and a large additional load can release a smaller avalanche.” the center said.
The amount of snow in all mountains of Slovakia is below average, for the last snowfall period from Sunday to Tuesday, up to 10 centimeters of new powder snow fell. “The snowfall came from the northeast, so we recorded the biggest increase in the eastern part of the High Tatras. In the highest locations, especially in narrow gullies and notches, a larger amount of snow can be locally blown on hard or icy ground,” the center added.
