Savinja Alps and Carinthia

Spring diurnal cycles, possibility of triggering gliding avalanches.

Spring diurnal cycles, possibility of triggering gliding avalanches.

The Old snow cover is mostly well connected and stable, with the exception of some shady areas above 1800 m. Gliding avalanches are possible.

On a clear night, the surface of the snowpack will thinly freeze. It will soon dry out in the morning and remain soft into the night. Sunny slopes are already quite dry even in the high alpine regions.

In the old snow cover, the snow layers are mostly well connected. More or less deep below the surface, there are several weak layers of faceted snow crystals and discontinuous grains, which are more frequent on the axial slopes above 1800 m.

Saturday will be mostly clear. During the day, clouds will form, obscuring the peaks. Mid-day temperatures will be around 9 °C at 1500 m and 1 °C at 2500 m.

Sunday morning will be sunny, clouding up by mid-day.