Lower Tauern South

Avoid zones below glide cracks

Avoid zones below glide cracks

Avalanche danger is MODERATE. On steep grass-covered slopes in all aspects which have not yet discharged, glide-snow avalanches reaching medium size are possible at any time of day or night. Avoid zones below glide cracks. In sunny steep terrain, naturally triggered small loose-snow avalanches are possible. Above 2000 m the freshly generated snowdrift accumulations can trigger a small slab by minimum additional loading. Such danger zones occur esp. on NW/N/E/SE facing steep slopes, behind discontinuities and in gullies. Beware terrain where you can take a fall and discontinuities in the terrain.

Above 2000 m there has been 10-20 cm of fresh snow registered, up to 30 cm from place to place in Hohe Tauern, deposited atop raw melt-freeze encrusted surfaces, only seldom atop soft old snow (on high-alpine shady slopes). Above the treeline in wind-exposed terrain, strong W/NW winds have transported the fresh snow and pressed it slightly. Winds were strongest on the Lungau flank of Niedere Tauern. The old snowpack is compact, often thoroughly wet up to 2000 m, on sunny slopes up to 2600 m, only on purely shady slopes above 2000 m does the snowpack still have reserves of cold, here the old snow can develop weak layers.

During the nocturnal hours, heavy cloud, snowfall: 5 cm, snowfall level dropping to 700 m. In the Nockberge dry. On Tuesday, fog will reduce visibility. As of midday, increasingly sunny, improving visibility, it will remain dry. Light to moderate W/NW winds. At 1500 m: -2 degrees; at 2000 m: -6 degrees, at 3000 m: -10 degrees.

Avalanche danger levels are not expected to change significantly.