Glockner Group Pasterze

Snowdrifts and persistent weak layers are the main danger

The newly generated snowdrifts lie deposited in all aspects above 2200m atop soft layers. On N/W/E-facing slopes, trigger-sensitive weak layers are evident. The new snowdrift accumulations lie deposited atop soft layers above 2200m. At low and intermediate altitudes the snowpack is moist. Below 1700m there is little snow on the ground.

On Thursday only a few residual cloudbanks and high fog, clouds will generally soon disperse and it will turn quite sunny. Light to moderate NE winds, reaching 30 km/hr. At 2000m: +3 degrees; at 3000m: -5 degrees. Source: GeoSource Austria

Activity of moist and wet-snow avalanches is increasing

Snowdrifts and persistent weak layers are the main danger

Fresh snowfall and stormy northerly winds generated new snowdrift accumulations esp. in gullies and bowls, behind protruberances in the terrain which can often be triggered in the old snow and reach medium size, particularly in wind-protected zones. Even one sole skier can trigger avalanches, esp. above 2200m. Danger zones occur esp. on W/N/E-facing slopes above 2200m. Very isolated danger zones occur also on south-facing slopes above 2200m. In isolated cases, avalanches can sweep along more deeply embedded layers of the snowpack. Danger zones and likelihood of triggering will increase during the course of the day. In addition, avalanches can trigger and fracture down to more deeply embedded layers of the snowpack, then grow to large size in isolated cases. Whumpf noises and glide cracks can indicate imminent danger. Due to daytime warmth and solar radiation, moist and wet avalanches are possible, esp. on steep sunny slopes.