Hochschwab Mountains

Little amount of snowdrift!

Little amount of snowdrift!

Still low avalanche danger. New danger spots have formed due to northwesterly winds. Danger spots are found in some places in high altitudes in the expositions north to east. There slab avalanches could be triggered in extremly steep slopes by high additional loads.

In the last 24 hours 10 to 30 cm new snow has landed. the focus of this precipitation was in the area of Koralpe. Little amounts of snowdrift acummulations have formed in high altitudes which are partially on top of faceted snow. The new snow is covering an old snow cover which weakened due to kinetic metamorphosis in high altitudes it is on top of a hard old snow cover.

On Saturday clear skies in the Styrian mountains. Winds ssubside and turn in southeastern direction. Only in exposed areas winds are moderate. Temperatures in 2.000 are around -7 degrees at noon.

The avalanche danger is not significantly changing. Sunday noon light snowfall is possible in the northern Alps, elsewhere it will stay dry. Weak winds coming from variable directions, Temperatures un 2.000 m at noon are around -6 degrees.