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Be careful of snowdrifts.

Be careful of snowdrifts.

Freshly generated snowdrift accumulations are small-sized yet still often prone to triggering, particularly in gullies and bowls above 2400m along the Salzburg border. Avalanches can in isolated cases fracture down to more deeply embedded layers in the old snopwack. Apart from the risks of being buried in snow masses, the danger of taking a fall and being swept along also require consideration.

Freshly generated and older snowdrift accumulations lie deposited particularly above 2400m were depositedon W/N/E facing slopes. More deeply embedded inside the old snowpack are faceted, expansively metamorphosed weak layers, esp. on shady wind-protected slopes. Clear skies are forecast, with low temperatures and low air moisture. Thus, the snowpack will expansively metamorphose during the nocturnal hours. The snowpack is highly diverse even over small areas. There is little snow on the ground.

On Friday, sunshine will gradually prevail during the morning hours. Moderate W/SW winds will be blowing. At 2000m: rising from 1 to 5 degrees; at 3000m: -3 degreres. Source: GeoSphere Austria.

No significant change anticiated in avalanche danger