Villach Alps

Too little snow on the ground for winter sports widespread. Danger zones in gullies and bowls.

Too little snow on the ground for winter sports widespread. Danger zones in gullies and bowls.

The snowdrift accumulations on steep shady NE/N/NW facing slopes above 2000m can in isolated cases trigger an avalanche usually by large additional loading. Particularly unfavorable are gullies and bowls where hardened layers blanket weakly consolidated old snow. These danger zones occur rather seldom, and are generally small-sized. Apart from the risk of being buried in snow masses, you also need to take the dangers of being swept along and forced to take a fall into consideration.

Snowdrift accumulations cover a weak old snowpack surface on NE/N/NW facing slopes above 2000m. The old snowpack is weak, with faceted crystals. The snowpack is highly irregular even over small areas. At all altitudes, there is too little snow on the ground for this juncture of the season.

On Saturday morning, radiantly sunny weather will prevail with outstanding visibility and a few cirrus clouds at high altitudes. In the afternoon, dense clouds will move in from the west above summit level, partially hampering the sun, but it will remain dry with good visibility. Winds will be mostly light to moderate from the southwest. At 2000m: maximum -7 degrees.

No significant change in avalanche danger levels anticipated