Hochschwab Mountains

Low avalanche danger. Poor snow layering on the north side!

Low avalanche danger. Poor snow layering on the north side!

The avalanche danger is low. In the extremely steep north-facing gullies at high altitudes, the possibility of a snow slab being triggered cannot be ruled out.

On the north side, the kinetic metamorphism weakens the snow base, fundament. Angular shapes or cup crystals form weak layers. If an avalanche is triggered in the northern sector, the snow cover, snowpack tears through to the ground. A melt-freeze crust has formed on the sunny slope, but it is not always stable.

Northern Alps remain clear. On Saturday, the areas in question will be covered in a layer of cloud and fog up to altitudes of 2000 to 2200 metres. With very poor visibility, there will be occasional and localised light drizzle or snow drizzle. In the northern Alps, sunshine will generally predominate with a southerly foehn wind, and any fog patches in the valleys will also clear quickly. From the Tauern to the Hochschwab, a strong, exposed, stormy southerly wind will blow. Otherwise the wind will be weak to moderate. The temperature at an altitude of 2000 metres is around -1 degree. The temperature at an altitude of 1500 metres is around -1 degrees.

The avalanche danger remains low. At the weekend, the high fog layer south of the Niedere Tauern and Hochschwab will become thicker, and at least occasionally the mountain ranges will be covered in fog up to an altitude of 1500 metres.