Meteorologists have measured the largest snow layer in the mountain area at 41 centimetres on Omu Peak, followed by 23 centimetres on Tarcu Peak and 15 centimetres at Balea Lake, according to the snow-meteorological bulletin issued Monday by the Transylvania South Regional Centre in Sibiu.

The bulletin notes that small to medium avalanches are possible above 2,000 metres in the Fagaras and Bucegi mountains.

'At over 2,000 m: in the Fagaras and Bucegi massifs, a snow layer of 20-40 cm has been recorded, wet, over which a new layer of snow will accumulate in the coming days, locally 10-30 cm and in some areas more than 30 cm near the ridges. With daytime temperatures around 0°C above 2,000 m, the layer will remain wet and unstable. In certain valleys, larger accumulations or drifts may occur. The new layer will deposit over ice crusts formed on the surface of the current layer due to overnight negative temperatures. Some small and locally medium-sized avalanches and slippages are expected, with the risk increasing where loads are heavier,' the bulletin from the Sibiu snow experts adds. AGERPRES (RO - writing by: Isabela Paulescu; EN - writing by: Simona Iacob)