Nock Mountains

Favorable situation predominantly, circumvent snowdrift accumulations

On Thursday, sunny weather once again. During the afternoon hours, high-altitude cloudbanks will move in from the west, but it is expected to remain dry. Winds will be mostly light from varying directions. Rising temperatures. At 2000m: 0 degrees; at 3000m: -7 degrees.

Zero-degree level rising to about 2000m. Slightly more frequent naturally triggered loose-snow avalanches.

Favorable situation predominantly, circumvent snowdrift accumulations

Avalanche danger is low. Triggering a small slab is possible in only few places, most endangered are shady slopes in very steep terrain above 2000m. Small-sized danger zones occur on very steep NW/SE facing slopes above 2200m and are easy to recognize for the practiced eye. Here, avalanches can often be triggered by minimum additional loading but the releases remain small. In isolated cases a small glide-snow avalanche is possible. Isolated small naturally triggered glide-snow avalanches possible.

This snowdrift accumulations cover weak layers and surface hoar on shady or loose snow. In addition, on sunny slopes kantige Schichten im Bereich von oberflächennahen Krusten gebildet. Dort wo ein Schneebrett darüber besteht, sind diese störanfällig. Rein sonnseitig ist der Schnee oberflächlich angestochen bzw. trägt morgens eine dünne Schmelzkruste.