Lower Tauern South

Moderate snowdrift problem

Moderate snowdrift problem

Avalanche danger above 2100 m is moderate, below that altitude danger is low. Snowdrifts generated on Tuesday can still triggered a small slab avalanche, in isolated cases medium-sized, the drifts are easy to recognize, lying deposited both near to and distant from ridgelines, behind discontinuities and in gullies. The foehn-induced drifts from last weekend are unlikely to trigger. Most danger zones are on N/E facing slopes. In steep terrain, small wet loose-snow avalanches and isolated glide-snow avalanches are possible.

The snowfall from Tuesday was able to settle, is moistened or sticky up to 2100 m. The snowpack is highly irregular due to storm impact. Beneath the latest snow and drifts is a melt-freeze crust (yellowish-hued). Possible weak layer for a slab or loose-snow avalanches: faceted crystals on the melt-freeze layer. The old snowpack has been repeatedly made wet up to intermediate altitudes.

Widespread cloudbanks will pass through, hamper the sunshine, create quite diffuse light conditions, clouds mostly above summit level, it will remain dry. Winds light from west-to-northwest. At 2000 m: -1 to +3 degrees; at 3000 m: -7 to -4 degrees.

Avalanche danger levels are not expected to change significantly.