Hochschwab Mountains

Caution: snowdrift accumulations in high altitudes!

Caution: snowdrift accumulations in high altitudes!

Still low avalanche danger. Danger spots can be located in high altitudes in the expositions north to east and behind ridgelines. There slab avalanches and driftsnow accumulations could be triggered in extremly steep slopes by high additional loads.

In high altitudes small amounts of snowdrift accumulations have formed which partially are on top of faceted snow which can be considered as weak layer or they are on top of a hard surface. Blown-off areas are hard and icy. The kinetic metamorphosis weakens the snow base.

After the clouds in the area of Niedere Tauern have cleared up, Wednesday will be sunny throughout the whole Styrian mountain area. The visibility will be also excellent. Weak southern winds are expected in the morning which are turning to west during the course of the day. Temperatures in 2.000 at noon are around -8 in the eastern mountains and -4 degrees in the western mountains at noon.

Thursday will be a bit more windy but predominantly sunny. No significant change of the avalanche danger.