Pongau Grass Mountains

Avoid zones below glide cracks

Avoid zones below glide cracks

Avalanche danger is LOW. On steep grass-covered slopes in all aspects which have not yet discharged, glide-snow avalanches reaching medium size are possible at any time of day or night. Avoid zones below glide cracks. Naturally triggered wet loose-snow avalanches can be expected in steep sunny terrain, activity increases as the day progresses, releases mostly small. Snowdrift accumulations on steep shady ridgeline slopes can trigger only in few spots, releases are small. Danger of falling outweighs danger of being buried by snow masses.

A thin melt-freeze crust can form at night, quickly soften during the day. The fresh snow from the beginning of the week has settled, generally well bonded with the old snowpack surface. On sunny slopes the slopes were often bare of snow before the snowfall on Sunday. The snowpack glides over very steep slopes on smooth ground.

On Thursday, pleasant weather conditions, extended sunshine, the clouds passing through will be above summit level, visibility could be diffuse, it will remain dry. the W/NW winds will be light-to-moderate. At 2000 m: +5 degrees.

Avalanche danger levels are not expected to change significantly.