Pyrenees Orientales Avalanche Bulletin

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• Pyrénées Orientales - (Weekly Summary)

N66120611
SNOW AND INFORMATION AVALANCHE
of PYRENEES-EASTERN
(VALID OUTSIDE OF MARKED AND OPEN SKI RUNS)
written on THURSDAY 12 JUNE
from information reduced

SNOW CONDITIONS: In
Cerdagne-Canigou, the snow is very small, there is more than a few patches of snow at high altitudes, especially in northern, southern slopes are almost déneigés.
In Capcir, if the snow has almost disappeared in the southern slopes, the snow is still quite important in the northern slopes particularly in the sector Camporells, Péric and the upper valley of the Curve where the first slabs of snow appear to 2200m. It still survives in this sector of large accumulations sometimes reaching more than 2 m.

ESTIMATE OF RECENT SNOWFALL:
Since Monday it fell 15 to 25 mm of water in Capcir-Puymorens, 2 to 8 mm also with a limit rain-snow which was located to 2800/2900m.

STATE OF THE SNOW THIS THURSDAY JUNE 12:
rains in recent days and especially yesterday Capcir large enough to have contributed to remove snow at altitudes lower and strongly wetted to the higher altitudes. The remaining snowpack is composed entirely of spring snow heavy and wet with a small regel night over 2600m.

TREND FOR THE COMING DAYS:
Overall, for five days after time is quite unstable with ondées thunderstorm possible to give a little snow beyond 2500m Friday and Saturday. Some cast even small avalanches melting substance may occur in the rare snow-covered slopes far.

This information is the last of the season 2007/2008. See you in November for the opening of the 2008/2009 season.

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