Villach Alps

Caution: freshly generated snowdrift accumulations

Since Wednesday above 1800m, about 10-15 cm of fresh snow has been registered, locally more. Another 15-20cm cm of fresh snow is still expected. Winds are transporting the fresh snow. Fresh snow and drifts are being deposited on shady slopes above 1800m atop an unfavorable old snowpack surface (soft layers).

On Friday, gray skies all day long. In exposed terrain an often storm-strength SW wind will be blowing, reaching windspeeds of 80 km/hr. At 2000m: -1 degree in afternoon; at 1000m: 4 degrees.

Increasing avalanche danger

Caution: freshly generated snowdrift accumulations

Due to fresh snow and strong-to-storm velocity southerly winds, trigger-sensitive snowdrift accumulations have been generated esp. above 1800m on NW/N/NE facing slopes, in gjullies and bowls, and behind protruberances in the terrain. Avalanches can be triggered by persons or trigger naturally. In addition, very isolated avalanches can fracture down to deeper layers of the snowpack and then grow to medium size, mostly small wet loose snow avalanches are possible, and can be triggered by winter sports enthusiasts. Isolated danger zones occur on wind-protected sunny slopes above 2500m, releases mostly medium-sized, on extremely steep slopes.