Nock Mountains

Avoid zones below glide cracks

Avoid zones below glide cracks

Avalanche danger is low. There is latent danger of glide-snow avalanches. In steep grass-covered terrain, naturally triggered wet-snow avalanches are possible at any time, esp. below 2400 m. Glide-snow avalanches are usually medium-sized, occasionally larger higher up. Above 2400 m the freshly generated snowdrift accumulations are sometimes prone to triggering, esp. on very steep shady slopes, triggerable by 1 person, releases mostly small. On very steep sunny slopes small wet-snow avalanches are possible during the course of the day.

The snowpack is quite stable and compact. Up to 2400 m, very few reserves of cold in the snowpack. On sunny slopes there is a melt-freeze crust on the susrface, rapidly softening during the daytime. On north-facing slopes, often hardened snowdrift accumulations lie atop a crust, above 2400 m atop soft snowpack surfaces.

Nighttime skies will be variably cloudy, fog in some valleys. On Sunday, southerly foehn winds will intensify continually, often be blowing at strong velocity. In the northern regions, more pleasant conditions, sunshine alternating with clouds. In the Nockberge, clouds will dominate. At 2000 m: 0 to +3 degrees.

Avalanche danger levels are not expected to change significantly.