Pongau Grass Mountains

Danger zones unrecognizable

Danger zones unrecognizable

Avalanche danger above 1600 m is moderate, below that altitude danger is low. Fresh snow with little wind: danger zones hard to spot, avalanches can be triggered even by 1 person in steep terrain, and reach medium size. Danger of naturally triggered glide-snow avalanches persists. Where snow is deep enough, they can reach medium size. Avoid zones below glide cracks.

By Sunday morning 15 cm of fresh snow fell widespread (most in western regions), more will be added to it during the daytime, mostly unbonded. Brittle snowdrifts can be deposited on leeward slopes. Weak layers lie inside the fresh snow. The snowfall from Saturday fell on a largely stable snowpack. Due to the irregularity of the surface (wind-compressed, icy, windblown, loose) the weak layers are unlikely to be extensive. The old snowpack base is moist. The warm ground is reinforcing the gliding movement of the snowpack downhill.

On Sunday poor visibility, clouds and fog will dominate, repeated snowfall, by evening an additional 10 cm is expected. The northerly winds will be light. Tempertures will drop further. At 2000 m: from -7 to -10 degrees; at 3000 m: -10 degrees.

Avalanche danger levels are not expected to change significantly.