Mercantour — 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 2600/2700 m, small, rather easy-to-trigger slabs form during the night from Saturday to Sunday. They are located essentially in the wind accumulations near high ridges and summits. Small avalanches (size 1). During Sunday daytime, 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 releases of fresh, shallow snow during the snowfall, only on steep north-facing slopes that were previously snow-covered.

Snowpack conditions: deficient for mid-November. The Nivôse station at Millefonts at 2430 m elevation is not currently reporting snow.Limits for skiable snow: skiing is not possible in the massif. Condition of the surface snow: Sunday morning, a layer of fresh snow 5 to 20 cm thick is found depending on the sectors. 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.