Hochschwab Mountains

New snow. Caution in the northern sector!

New snow. Caution in the northern sector!

Avalanche danger is in general low. In high altitudes fresh snowdrift deposits are formed in the northern expositionsThese can be triggered by an alpinist. Wet loose-snow avalanches can be triggered in the afternoon.

10 cm of new snow. Some new snow covers the stable snow base. The southern winds drifted the new snow to the northern sector. The fresh snowdrift is placed on top of a hard old snow cover or on top of faceted snow.

Rainy and snowy weather coming from southwest. Snowline on Koralpe will be 1.500 m and in the northern Alps 1.000 m. Peak of precipitation will be in Niedere Tauern. In the afternoon the precipitation will be weakening. Temperatures at noon in 2.000 m are around -2 degrees.

Forecast for Saturday: dense clouds and the summits will be foggy and snowy. The snowline is 900 m in the north and 1.300 m in the south. During the afternoon precipitation will be weakening and it can clear up a little bit in the area of the foothills. Slightly increasing avalanche danger is to expect.