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Current conditions

On Wednesday it was sunny. The midday temperatures at 2000 m were plus 3 degrees in northern regions and plus 5 degrees in southern regions. The northerly wind was blowing at moderate velocity on the Main Alpine Ridge and in the Engadine, elsewhere it was predominantly light.
The deep layers of snow from the most recent periods of precipitation have settled and consolidated well. In some places, layers of snowdrift near the surface are still trigger sensitive. Particularly on the Main Alpine Ridge and in the Engadine on shady slopes above 2500 m, the snowpack layers nearest to the ground are faceted and weakly bonded. In those places more than anywhere else, isolated avalanches can fracture deep in the old snowpack. Due to the deep snowpack far and wide, many full depth snowslides released below about 2500 m.

Short-term development

On Thursday, following a night of clear skies, it will be sunny. The midday temperature at 2000 m will be plus 3 to plus 5 degrees. The northwesterly wind will be blowing at light to moderate velocity during the morning, intensifying to moderate to strong velocity in the afternoon.
Avalanche danger forecast for Thursday

Zervreila; Rheinwald; Avers; Bivio; Engadine south of the Inn:

Considerable avalanche danger (Level 3)

The avalanche prone locations are to be found primarily on wind loaded slopes in all aspects above approximately 2400 m. More recently formed snowdrift accumulations can be triggered by a single backcountry skier or freerider in some places. Over the course of the day on steep, sunny slopes, the proneness to triggering will escalate. In addition, fractures in the old snowpack, which is weak, are possible, primarily through large additional loading, on shady slopes above approximately 2500 m in particular. In transition areas from shallow to deep snow, caution is essential.

Northern flank of the Alps; Valais; northern and central Ticino; northern Grisons; central Grisons not including the regions Zervreila, Rheinwald, Avers, Bivio; in addition, Engadine north of the Inn; southern valleys of Grisons:

Moderate avalanche danger (Level 2)

The avalanche prone locations are to be found on steep slopes in all aspects above approximately 2000 m. More recent snowdrift accumulations can be triggered particularly through large additional loading, such as a group of backcountry skiers of freeriders. During the course of the day, the trigger sensitivity on steep, sunny slopes is expected to rise. In addition, on the Main Alpine Ridge fractures in the old snowpack are possible in isolated cases.

In all regions of the Swiss Alps, full depth snowslides which may attain medium size can be expected at any and all times below approximately 2500 m. This applies in particular on steep, grassy slopes and road embankments in eastern, southern and western aspects. Exposed sectors of transportation routes can be placed at risk. Caution is urged below glide cracks.

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Burke, 29, was training on Park City Mountain Resort's "Eagle Superpipe" in the early afternoon when she suffered a head injury following a landing, witnesses said.

"Apparently she landed on her feet at the bottom of the pipe and then kind of bounced on to her head," said Canadian Freestyle Ski Association CEO Peter Judge, who heard accounts from athletes at the scene.

"It didn't look like it was a real stunner of a fall, but obviously it was one of those ones where she hit just right and it was more pointed than it appeared."

Park City Mountain Resort mountain patrol stabilized her at the scene and then transported her to base patrol, said Andy Miller, the resort's communications manager.

"From there, she was flown to a hospital in Salt Lake City," he said.

Judge said the severity of her injury is not yet known.

"The thing with head injuries, and even comas, is that they can be very deceiving," Judge said. "A coma could be something that's quite mild, and you come out of in a certain period of time, or it can be significant. At this point, it's pretty speculative to try and pin exactly what it is, or what the implications of it are."

The beloved freeskier and world champion, Sarah Burke, 29, remains sedated in critical condition after crashing in Park City's 22-foot superpipe, according to the Canadian Freestyle Ski Association. News of the crash was reported yesterday, Tuesday, January 10, after a serious fall left her in the hands of ski patrol, quickly airlifting her from the resort to the local University hospital.

Burke's publicist reported that she was transported by AirMed helicopter to University of Utah Hospital from Park City Mountain Resort after sustaining serious injuries during training. She is currently listed in critical condition in the hospital's Neuro Critical Care Unit. Husband, Rory Bushfield, and the Burke family is by her side in the hospital.

"Sarah sustained serious injuries and remains intubated and sedated in critical condition," said Safdar Ansari, a neurointensivist with University of Utah Health Care. The statement was released by the Canadian Freestyle organization. Sources on site reported that the Canadian skier did land on her feet in the pipe, but then fell to her side resulting in serious whiplash.