Savinja Alps and Carinthia

As the weather warms up, the danger of wet snow avalanches has increased. Blowing snow in the high alpine regions!

As the weather warms up, the danger of wet snow avalanches has increased. Blowing snow in the high alpine regions!

The main danger will be wet snow avalanches and gliding avalanches. As the weather warms up during the day, the danger of triggering, especially on sunny slopes, will increase significantly.

However, there are still many places in the high alpine regions with blown snow where a small load can trigger a major avalanche. Weak layers in the snowpack are also a problem. If the load exceeds the load-bearing capacity of the deeper Weak layers, a deep and large avalanche can be triggered. There are many such weak layers, especially on axis above the forest.

The old snow cover is made up of layers of bonded snow that are already somewhat compacted, and which are mostly well connected to each other. Deep below the surface, several weak layers of faceted snow crystals and coarse grains occur in the old snow cover.

This base was covered by 50 to 80 cm of new fallen snow during the last snowfall in the high alpine regions, which has already begun to settle to some extent. The warmer temperatures and sunshine have led to the formation of a more or less distinct Crust. The snow is drying out during the day and freezing at night. The snowpack is also melting in the mid-mountains.

Wednesday will clear, with only a few shallow clouds forming during the day. Winds will be weak in the mid mountains. In the high alpine regions, moderate northerly winds will continue at first, weakening during the day. Temperatures will be around 5 °C at 1500 m and 1 °C at 2500 m in the middle of the day.

The weather will continue to be quite clear and warm. Typical spring conditions are expected over the next few days. The snowpack will frost overnight in very dry conditions and will become much thinner during the day, due to the influence of the sun, up to the highest peaks.