On Saturday, winter returned to part of the country, which can be seen in the pictures we received on contact24. Note: In the mountains, snowfall has significantly deteriorated the conditions for hiking.
At the end of the week of part of the country there was a winter weather. According to data IMGW In the period from 7 o'clock on Friday to 7 On Saturday, the most snow fell on Kasprowy Wierch and in Lublin – An additional eight centimeters of the snow cover was noted there. It is on Kasprowy snow that there is the most, as much as 61 cm. It also got white in Zakopanewhere he grabbed the frost.
In some regions, further snowfall is forecast – There are even warnings in the south of Poland. A calmer aura is expected in the Lublin region, from where photos were sent to Contact24.
Avalanche three in the Tatra Mountains
The Tatra Volunteer Ambulance Service announced on Saturday the third, significant degree of avalanche threat. “Rainfall and rain with snow significantly destabilized the snow cover. In the mountains there is still a strong wind forming deposits from the wounded snow lying on a hard surface that is a slip layer. Possible spontaneous avalanches,” said rescuers.
The avalanche three means that on many steep slopes the snow cover is poorly or moderately associated. An avalanche can be liberated even with low additional load, especially on steep slopes. In some cases, avalanches of large and even very large sizes are possible.
Also dangerous in the Beskids and the Giant Mountains
GOPR Beskidy rescuers said that the conditions on tourist trails are difficult. A lot of fresh, heavy snow fell high in the mountains. The first degree of avalanche threat applies to Babia Góra. In addition, visibility is limited, in places to 50 meters. A drizzle was falling in the valleys in the morning.
Similar challenges are waiting for tourists who are planning a trip to the Giant Mountains. In the mountains it is frosty – on Śnieżka the temperature during the day is to oscillate around -8 degrees Celsius, and the strong wind reduces the feeling of temperature. Rescuers of the GOPR Karkonosze group warned that it is very slippery on the trails. Tourists should buy trekking sticks and handles. The first degree of avalanche threat applies to the Karkonosze.
Source of the main photo: Joanna/contact24