Nock Mountains

Mostly favorable avalanche situation

Mostly favorable avalanche situation

Avalanche danger is low, extremely isolated danger zones for winter sports enthusiasts occur on very steep shady slopes above 2200m, where in some palces on steep slopes small slab avalanches can be triggered in the fresh, shallow snowdrift patches, esp. in transitions from shallow to deep snow. From very steep grass-covered slopes below 2600m which have not yet discharged, isolated mostly small glide-snow avalanches can trigger naturally. On extremely steep sunny slopes, small moist loose-snow avalanches can trigger naturally during the course of the day. Acute danger of falls on the hardened surfaces In general the danger of falling outweighs that of being buried in snow.

Following a night of partially cloudy skies the snowpack will be melt-freeze encrusted over far-reaching areas, then soften rapidly during the day, esp. on sunny slopes. In extended northern aspects there are weak layers of faceted crystals inside the old snowpack. On shady slopes at summit altitudes, fresh, shallow snowdrift patches lie deposited atop weak layers of surface hoar or faceted crystals in some places. On shady slopes below 2200m, on sunny slopes, the snowpack is mostly moist. Despite dropping temperatures the snowpack can on steep grass-covered slopes glide away as an entire mass.

Following a night of partially clouded skies, high-altitude clouds will pass through on Wednesday. Convective cloud build-up is expected which could hamper visibility slightly. Light-to-moderate N/NW winds, brisker in the Tauern in afternoon, reaching 40-60 km/hr. At 2000m: -4 to 0 degrees; at 3000m: -10 degrees.

Little change expected