Ybbstaler Alpen

Pay attention to prone to triggering snow packs!

The first snow showers pass through during the night and the wind picks up from midnight. On Tuesday, the peaks will be covered in thick clouds most of the time. It will continue to snow over the western mountains, especially in the Ybbstal and Türnitz Alps, with up to 15cm of new fallen snow expected. Further east, at least isolated snow showers are expected, but it will remain mainly dry towards Wechsel.

The avalanche risk remains considerable at higher altitudes. The north to north-westerly winds will continue to blow strongly, at times gale-force - fresh snowdrift accumulations will be deposited on the already existing snowdrift accumulations, which are prone to triggering. The weather will begin to improve from the north-east on Wednesday. After a lot of clouds in the first half of the day, there will be more clearing in the afternoon.

Pay attention to prone to triggering snow packs!

Above 1200 metres, there is still a considerable avalanche risk (level 3). Strong to stormy winds have been blowing almost continuously since Wednesday, transporting the fresh new fallen snow. The avalanche prone locations are adjacent to ridgelines and distant from ridgelines in almost all aspects. Particular caution is required in the transition from a little to a lot of snow as well as in gullies, bowls and behind terrain edges. The sometimes thick layers of drifting snow can be triggered by individuals as a medium-sized avalanche. Defensive behaviour is recommended for winter sports in open terrain.

In the last few days, up to 70 cm of new fallen snow has fallen under stormy winds and extensive snowdrift accumulations have formed. The new fallen snow forecast for Tuesday will again be accompanied by strong winds, which will further exacerbate the drift snow situation. There are weak layers within the drift snow packs. There are still faceted crystals or floating snow in the old snowpack in shady high areas. However, these are hardly noticeable and do not pose a significant avalanche problem. There is less snow at low altitudes, especially on sunny slopes.