Türnitzer Alpen

Low avalanche danger, wet and gliding sluffs are possible.

Low avalanche danger, wet and gliding sluffs are possible.

The avalanche danger is assessed as low. Due to the rain and rising temperatures during the day, the likelihood of wet loose snow avalanches and gliding avalanches increases.

Due to the snowfall of the last week, there is 60 to 80 cm of snow in places in wind-protected and shady locations above around 800 metres. Exposed areas, on the other hand, are often heavily blown off. The wind slab is already well stabilised and mostly moist. There is less snow at low altitudes and in some places the snowpack is already largely bare. Due to the rise in temperature, the moisture of the snowpack is increasing at all altitudes. The rain on Holy Saturday will lead to additional moistening.

The evening and night will be free of precipitation, but towards the morning increasingly dense clouds from a warm front will move in from the north-west. On Holy Saturday, clouds will predominate in the Lower Austrian mountains and some rain is to be expected at times. The snowfall level will mostly be above summit level. It will hardly soften up, the higher peaks will repeatedly be covered in fog and visibility will be limited. The temperature at an altitude of 1500 metres will rise to +4 degrees. Strong to gale-force winds with gusts of between 50 and 80 km/h in exposed areas.

Easter Sunday will be characterised by excellent mountain weather with plenty of sunshine, little wind and very mild temperatures. The risk of avalanches increases on Sunday. The danger of wet and gliding sluffs increases with the rising temperatures and the seasonal strong sunshine.