Avalanche bulletin and weather forecast Savoie

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BULLETIN FOR ESTIMATING THE RISK OF AVALANCHES
FOR MASSIVE SAVOIE
Valid off marked and open trails
SATURDAY, 22 MARCH 2008
(Drafted Friday, March 21)

ATTENTION! HIGH RISK OF TRIGGERING ACCIDENTALS ON THE SAVOIE MASSES

ESTIMATE OF RISK FOR SATURDAY:
For all the massive Savoie: HIGH RISK - Level 4

WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS:
Precipitation weakens in the night, only a few showers will persist. The odds remain low for breaks on Saturday. 20 to 40 cm is expected from Friday noon to Saturday morning and only 5 to 10 cm below the showers during the day on Saturday with a limit rain / snow to 500 m.

Isothermal 0 ° C to 900 meters.
Wind General to 3000 m: 40 west and then northwest 20 km/h.

SNOW CONDITIONS:
They are improving with significant falls under way on Friday. The thickness of snow ranges from 30 to 100 cm at 1500 meters and 70 to 250 cm at 2000 meters. The snow begins at 400 meters.
The snow surface is dry and mild on 30 to 60 cm, worked locally by the wind.

STABILITY OF SNOW COVER:
MANY SLABS AT ALTITUDE DIFFICULT REPERER

With the abundant falls of light snow Friday (already 30 to 60 cm at mid-day) easily transported by wind from the west and then northwest, the balance of the snowpack becomes precarious in many slopes. The atmosphere is winter and the cold-taking cohesion of the recent snow is slow.
The risk of avalanches, which is still important in the night, decreasing by the day. If cleared, we can nevertheless fear a rapid response from the recent snow and some departures thick consistently.
The risk of inadvertent discharge by a skier is present on many slopes. It should be confined to those areas known little steeper, located at altitudes modest and avoid guidance from a broad sector of the North (northwest to north-east) to East and South-East.

TREND OF RISK FOR SUNDAY:
Stationary or slightly down despite snow showers with gusts.
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