Dachstein, Gosaukamm

Persistent weak layer problem - few avalanche prone locations but poor stability!

Persistent weak layer problem - few avalanche prone locations but poor stability!

The avalanche risk has hardly changed and remains moderate in some areas above the tree line. There are still avalanche prone locations adjacent to ridgelines, at terrain transitions and in bowls and gullies in the steep terrain, especially in the high-altitude northern and eastern sectors. Triggering of slab avalanches is possible in some places even under slight additional load. Small-scale avalanches, mainly caused by the recent southerly winds at higher altitudes, should be avoided.

The snowpack is weakened by faceted crystals and/or floating snow, especially at higher altitudes. This means that slab avalanches can easily be triggered here. Depending on the aspect and hardness, the snowpack varies in hardness on the surface, sometimes icy. Mostly at higher altitudes, there may still be small-scale, disruptive drifts. In general, there is little snow and it is distributed very differently. In addition to completely blown away areas, there are also well-filled areas.

On Saturday, extensive cloud fields will often limit the sunshine, but the peaks will remain mostly clear. The wind will remain mainly weak. At 1500 metres around 1 degree, at 2000 around -1 degree. On Sunday it will be cloudy most of the time due to fog and cloud fields. Sunny spells will be at most temporary. The wind will be moderate at times around south-east. At 1500 metres around 1 degree, at 2000 metres around -2 degrees.

Still no significant change.