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SNOW AND INFORMATION AVALANCHE for the SAVOIE
(VALID OUTSIDE OF MARKED AND OPEN SKI RUNS)
written on THURSDAY 12 JUNE 2008
from information reduced

SNOW CONDITIONS:
Falls daily n ' led to the maintenance of a snow almost continuous that beyond 2500 to 2800 metres.
However, the snow is still good from 2800 to 3000 meters, there is a thickness of 60 to 160 cm
to 3000 m. The glaciers are generally well covered except in the lower parts, in 2800 to below 3000 meters, where the snow bridges are more fragile.

ESTIMATE OF RECENT SNOWFALL: The showers are
daily for over a week. They affect all ranges, but generally remain low to moderate. They were temporarily and locally under more intense thunderstorms, mainly in West Maurienne the Beaufortain.
The cumulation of the week is about 30 to 50 mm Vanoise, Haute Tarentaise and Haute Maurienne, 50 to 80 mm on West Vanoise, Maurienne, Bauges and Beaufortain.
The rain-snow limit fluctuates between 2500 and 2800 metres.

STATE OF THE SNOW THIS THURSDAY JUNE 12:
Underneath approximately 2,500 meters, only persists locally Snow névé, with rain accelerated the melting of snow .
Between 2500 and 3000 metres, the recent snow is heavy, more or less mixed with rain, it is rapidly becoming cup wet and very dense.
Above about 3000 meters, snow is more dry, it is evolving fairly rapidly, but accumulations of snow windy were formed in some places. Structures plate wind, which makes the snowpack sensitive to overload, can persist in some places in high elevations.

TREND FOR THE COMING DAYS:
expected cooling, accompanied by low rainfall in general, will reblanchir allow a little slopes between 2000 and 2500 meters, without more, the snowpack n'évoluant currently in place very shortly.
Attention, however, because the altitude winds will strengthen again, turning to NORTH SOUTH-WEST or WEST. Some small slab could be formed locally in sheltered areas, mainly above 2,700 to 3,000 metres.

This information is the last of this season 2007/2008.
Go to the end of October the start of next season.
However, if conditions warrant, information on the snow will be added to the bulletin mountain until the deadline.

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