Lower Tauern North

Gliding snow activity will increase slightly

Gliding snow activity will increase slightly

Avalanche danger is low. Gliding snow activity will increase slightly. Avalanches in high-altitude starting zonees can be medium-sized. Avoid zones below glide cracks. Fresh small snowdrift accumulations above 2000 m are sometimes prone to trigering, esp. in very steep shady gullies and bowls. Danger of falling outweighs that of snow masses. Small loose-snow avalanches possible during the course of the day.

The snowpack is well settled, slightly moistened up to 2000 m. During the night it can radiate well, on Good Friday a melt-freeze crust will have formed on the surface. During the course of the day the surface will again moist, firn will form in the morning.

The perturbance will recede during the nighttime hours, clouds will disperse. On Good Friday, adequate visibility, but deteriorating during the daytime hours. Foehn wind can reach speeds of 100 km/hr, esp. in the Northern Alps at midday. At 2000 m: 7-8 degrees; at 3000 m: -2 degrees.

Avalanche danger levels are not expected to change significantly.