Tennen Mountains, Gosaukamm

Fresh wind slab prone to triggering

Fresh wind slab prone to triggering

The avalanche risk is moderate above the tree line and low below. Slab avalanches can be triggered in some places by even a small additional load and can reach medium size. Most avalanche prone locations are located on west to north to south-east facing slopes, behind terrain edges, in gullies and bowls and also in the forest boundary area. They increase in size and frequency with altitude. Cracks when walking on the snow cover, snowpack indicate the danger. From extremely steep terrain, spontaneous, mostly small loose snow avalanches can be triggered by the sun's rays. In addition to the risk of burial, the danger of being swept away and falling must be taken into account. There are also many rocks lurking around.

A total of 20 to 30 cm of new fallen snow has fallen in the last few days, with another 10 to 20 cm coming overnight. The weak layer for snowdrift accumulations can be the last snow to fall, surface hoar as well as faceted crystals above/below the top crust. The rest of the old snowpack consists of layers of faceted crystals, deep frost and melt-freeze crusts and has little tendency to break up. Below 1400 metres, rainfall moistened the snow cover on Friday, and a melt-freeze crust has formed within the new snowpack. The total snow depth is still well below average.

It will snow heavily during the night to Sunday, especially in the northern stagnant areas (northern Alps and Hohe Tauern). Widespread 10 cm of new fallen snow, 20 cm in the northern stau. Visibility will improve during the daytime changes on Sunday. In the morning, the mountains will be covered in clouds and it may still snow a little. From midday, the clouds will become softer and softer and the sun will shine widely in the afternoon. A brisk north-westerly wind will blow and it will be much colder again. At 2000 metres around -16 degrees, at 3000 metres around -21 degrees Celsius.

The wind slab remains prone to triggering.