Avalanche bulletin and weather forecast Haute Savoie

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SNOW AND AVALANCHE BULLETIN FOR HAUTE SAVOIE
(VALID OFF OF OPEN AND MARKED RUNS)
PREPARED ON TUESDAY FEBRUARY 5
FOR WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6

ESTIMATE OF RISK UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING:
All massive Haute-Savoie:
Higher than 1800/2000 m: marked risk (level 3)
Lower than 1800/2000 m: limited risk (level 2)

WEATHER OVERVIEW UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING:
Cloudy well on the whole, windy at night. Small snowfall above 1500 /
1700 m, 5 / 10 cm to 2000 m. Temperature to 1500 m between 1 and 3 dg.

Isothermal 0 2100 1600 m.
Isothermal -10 DG: 3800 and 3000 m.
Wind at 2000 m: tonight Southwest turbulent 40/60 then 20 km / h, west Wednesday 50 kph weakening.
Wind at 4000 m: West that night 70 km / h, Wednesday west / northwest 80/100 km / h.

SNOW CONDITIONS:
Correct for early February but thicknesses irregular aloft.
On average around 1500 m: 20/50 cm in South 80/100 cm in the North.
Quality of snow Wednesday: an average of mountains, often a powdery snow, a bit heavy still until 1800/2000 m and exposed parts full wind in hard snow covered shortly.
In the high mountains, snow cardboard, rarely duster.

STABILITY OF SNOW COVER:
Fragile stacks
Since the end of last week, several episodes of snow and wind (especially Sunday (south/Foehn violent) have created superficial layers often unhealthy. And the weather conditions are expected to maintain risk avalanches marked. Zones if full wind and sometimes slopes between south and west, in addition skiées regularly have a lower risk, a great caution, especially above 2000 meters. Slabs can break following the passage of a simple skier on many slopes , the most sensitive are the directions north (even away from the ridges and peaks) convex areas. The thicknesses fairly significant fracture are possible.
As to the risk of natural avalanches, Wednesday, it is expected to remain low and limited to a very local overload resulting in a drain corridor, or even a fracture slab.

TREND LATER RISK:
Risk stationary then falling.
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