Triebener Tauern

Gliding snow/wet snow activity dominates up to high altitudes

Gliding snow/wet snow activity dominates up to high altitudes

Avalanche danger is moderate above 1500 m. Due to persistent warmth and solar radiation, danger of glide-snow and wet-snow avalanches prevails at all altitudes already during the morning. On steep smooth slopes in all aspects, naturally triggered glide-snow avalanches are possible which can grow to large size. Avoid zones below glide cracks, even where the slopes are bare. Naturally triggered wet-snow avalanches are possible in steep terrain in all aspects, particularly on sunny slopes, they will increase in frequency as the day progresses. Backcountry tours should be terminated early in the day.

Melt-freeze crusts of varying thickness form at night. The snowpack surface can barely consolidate at high, the moist/wet snowpack loses its firmness quickly up to high altitudes during the daytime hours and becomes instable and even begins to glide downhill. Increasing sink-in depths are an indicator of loss of firmness. Very little snow on the ground at intermediate altitudes.

A high-pressure front, dry and extremely mild air from North Africa has moved into the Eastern Alps. On Saturday night, clear skies, very mild (+10 degrees at 2000 m). On Sunday, sunshine, SW winds will be light. At 2000 m: +15 degrees.

On Monday the weather will continue, mild as on Sunday, some cirrus clouds and Sahara dust, SW winds. The gliding snow and wet-snow problems still are at the forefront. Backcountry tours should be terminated early in the day.