Fresh snow and storms cause avalanche danger in some places
Published: Saturday, Nov 25th 2023, 18:00
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Fresh snow and storms caused a high avalanche risk in certain areas of the Swiss mountains on Saturday. From Friday to Saturday afternoon, 30 to 50 centimetres of fresh snow fell at higher altitudes from the Bernese Oberland to the Uri and Glarus Alps.
However, 20 to 40 centimetres of snow also fell over the northern Alpine ridge from the Dent des Morcles to Liechtenstein, northern Grisons and the Lower Engadine, according to the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF. There were also snowflakes down to low altitudes. In the cities of Chur and Zurich, for example, there was a thin layer of snow on roofs and certain areas of land.
The avalanche warning service described the danger on the northern slopes of the Alps as "high" due to the amount of fresh snow and the sometimes gale-force winds. This meant the second-highest of five warning levels. Even individual winter sports enthusiasts could easily trigger avalanches, according to the latest avalanche bulletin. These could also become large.
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