Chamonix Avalanche Forecast
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SNOW AND INFORMATION AVALANCHE for the Haute Savoie
(VALID OUTSIDE OF MARKED AND OPEN SKI RUNS)
PREPARED ON THURSDAY 12 JUNE 2008
INFORMATION FROM REDUCED
SNOW CONDITIONS:
Despite a rapid melting Following an episode of strong southerly winds and Foehn (25 to 29 May) and then a weather are endless, snow is still very present for a mid-June. In the north, soils are much snow as early as 2000 m, 2200 m in the Mt Blanc.
In the south, is often ground, they remain few névés a more consistent snow persists in some combes higher than 2500 m. On
glaciers, some bridges of snow had weakened on the lower parts.
ESTIMATE OF RECENT SNOWFALL:
Since the beginning of this week, showers occurred in the afternoon, rain-snow limit to 3000/3200 m. Around 4,000 m, whenever 5 / 10 cm.
STATE OF THE SNOW THIS THURSDAY JUNE 12: In
mid elevations, there are snow-type névé yellowing on the sand, the surface is irregular and carved by rain, no or very low regel higher than 2500 m. In
high elevations, small layers of snow tamp but accumulations are in place near the passes and peaks, especially in the north. The couléees occurred during phases sunny.
Cosmiques refuge reported the departure of a spontaneous plate in the Tacul Tuesday morning.
TREND FOR THE COMING DAYS:
night from Thursday to Friday: low rainfall, very little snow more high as 2500 and 2200 m (5 / 10 cm to 4000 m blown from the west).
Friday: mostly sunny, cool in the shade. A rain possible in the evening Italian side.
Saturday and then a beautiful little cloudy, cold in the shade in high elevations.
Sunday: cloud cover more and more thick, a little snow in the afternoon higher than 2300/2500 m.
The snow conditions do not change. In mid elevations, it will be even a little better with regel overnight snow on snow type névé.
In high elevations always risk localized slabs rather to the passes and peaks, high corridors. Rare spontaneous cast in the corridors.
This information was the last of the season 2007/2008
good races ciao.
This information is courtesy of the excellent Pistehors. You should check the French version as this is a machine translation.
