Avalanche forecast forAbisko/Riksgränsfjällen

Wet slab and loose wet avalanches. Wet Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab) that is generally moist or wet when the flow of liquid water weakens the bond between the slab and the surface below (snow or ground). They often occur during prolonged warming events and/or rain-on-snow events. Wet Slabs can be very unpredictable and destructive. Wet Loose avalanches are the release of wet unconsolidated snow or slush. These avalanches typically occur within layers of wet snow near the surface of the snowpack, but they may quickly gouge into lower snowpack layers. Loose Wet avalanches can trigger slab avalanches that break into deeper snow layers. Aviod steep terrain when and where the snow is moist.