In the Tatras and Low Tatras, there is a moderate avalanche danger on Friday in positions above 1,700 meters above sea level (m above sea level), level two on the five-part international scale. In Mala and Veľká Fatra, there is a low avalanche danger, the first level of the five-part international scale. The Avalanche Prevention Center of the Mountain Rescue Service (SLP HZS) informed about it.
- In the Tatras, there is a moderate avalanche danger above 1700 meters.
- There is little avalanche danger in Mala and Veľká Fatra.
- Areas with blown new snow and unstable cover are particularly dangerous.
- Avalanches can also release small additional loads on steep slopes.
- The height of the new snow reaches more than 60 centimeters in places.
Avalanche danger is local, concentrated in places where the wind blew more new snow. “Especially in the northern sector, where there are soft unstable types of snow in the cover. Such locations are very difficult to recognize in the field,” the center warned, stating that the release of an avalanche on steep slopes, where there is still old frozen snow under the new snow, is possible especially with an additional load.
Due to the strong wind, the snow from the last snowfall was blown to the leeward places and into the forest area, where its height reaches more than 60 centimeters. “Underneath the new snow and the old hard crust, there is a significant layer of square-grained snow. This can be an avalanche problem even with a small additional load,” added SLP. The total snow depth remains below average, ranging from 25 to 75 centimeters.
