Lower Tauern North

Caution: fresh snowdrifts

Caution: fresh snowdrifts

Avalanche danger above 1600m is moderate, below that altitude danger is low. Main danger stems from fresh snowdrifts. Slab avalanches of small-to-medium size can be triggered even by minimum additional loading on steep NW/N/E facing slopes. Danger zones occur near to ridgelines, behind protruberances and in gullies and bowls. Size and frequency of danger zones tend to increase with ascending altitude and as the day unfolds. Naturally triggered glide-snow and wet-snow avalanches are possible, mostly small-sized.

The 10-20 cm of fresh fallen snow was transported and deposited atop an often unfavorable old snowpack surface. Near-surface weak layers constitute a faceted, expansively metamorphosed old snowpack both on shady slopes and on recently blanketed fresh snow.

During the nocturnal hours, mostly in Tauern and Nockberge, fresh snowfall above 1200m: 10-20cm until after midnight. Then, conditions will diry and clouds will disperse. At 2000m: -4 degrees at night; at 3000m: -10 degrees. On Wednesday, visibility is good, sunshine frequent, clouds dispersed. Residual fog will disturb only for a short time in ascent zones. It will remain dry. At 2000m: -3 degrees; at 3000m: -10 degrees. Winds will be light, moderate southerly foehn wind will arise in the Tauern in the evening.

The freshly generated snowdrifts will slowly settle.