Haut-Var/Haut-Verdon — Avalanche Forecast

Storm Slab

All elevations

Persistent Slab

Above 2600m

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SMALL INSTABILITIES FORMING AT HIGH ELEVATIONS Triggering: on north-facing slopes above 2500/2700 m, small wind slabs that are rather easy to trigger form during the night from Saturday to Sunday. They are located mainly in the wind accumulations near high ridgelines and summits. Small avalanches (size 1). During the day on Sunday, moderate west/southwest wind near the summits maintains these small instabilities.At lower elevations, the avalanche danger remains low or nonexistent, as the snow settles on bare ground or only partially snow-covered ground.Spontaneous releases: a few small surface releases of fresh snow during the snowfall, only on steep north-facing slopes that were previously snow-covered.

Snowpack conditions: deficient for mid-NovemberSkiable snow limits: skiing is generally impossible in the massif. Sunday morning, if the expected fresh snow layer arrives, it may allow temporary access for skiing up to 1800/2000 m, but only on very favorable grassy slopes.Surface snow condition: Sunday morning, a layer of fresh snow 10 to 30 cm thick is found depending on elevation. It settles on an already established snowpack on north-facing slopes above 2600/2700 m. Elsewhere, it falls onto a discontinuous snowpack or directly onto the ground.