Lower Tauern North

Loose-snow avalanches, only isolated danger zones for slab avalanches

Loose-snow avalanches, only isolated danger zones for slab avalanches

Avalanche danger is low. Freshly generated snowdrift accumulations can be trigger a small slab avalanche in steep terrain by one sole skie. Above 2000m esp. in the Tauern, even one person can trigger a small slab avalanche. Danger zones occur on W/N/E facing steep slopes, often distant from ridgelines. Caution urged especially at entry points into very steep gullies and bowls. On very steep grass-covered slopes, isolated small glide-snow avalanches are possible.

On shady high-altitude slopes in the Tauern, small-area trigger-sensitive snowdrift accumulations lie deposited atop a faceted old snowpack. Elsewhere, after a night of much reduced outgoing radation, breakable melt-freeze crusts, quickly softening in case of solar radiation. Only on north-facing slopes above 1500m is the snow still dry. Rain seepage is burdening the already heavily moistened snowpack.

During the nocturnal hours cloud cover will become more dense amid strong to storm-strength foehn winds. On Monday, many peaks will be shrouded in fog. In early morning, light-to-moderate rainfall up to 2000m. In afternoon t clouds will disperse. Ongoing strong-to-stormy southerly winds. At 2000m: 0-3 degrees; at 3000m: -5 degrees.

On Tuesday, after a night of often clear skies, melt-freeze crusts and firn o sunny slopes, elsewhere no change.