Nock Mountains

Circumvent small-area snowdrift accumulations

Circumvent small-area snowdrift accumulations

Avalanche danger is low. Slabs, mostly small-sized, can trigger particularly on very steep and extremely steep north, northwest and south-facing slopes by minimum additional loading. Isolated small glide-snow and loose-snow avalanches can trigger naturally. Danger zones occur on very steep and extremely steep slopes, in entries into gullies and bowls and behind protruberances in the landscape. On extremely steep sunny slopes, small loose-snow avalanches are possible.

On top of a shallow and relatively compact snow cover, snow and drifts (with embedded graupel) lie deposited. During the night, surface hoar can form. In wind-protected terrain, loose fresh snowfall still lies on the surface. Particularly in shady zones where the snow is shallow there are weak ground-level layers from early winter.

During the night, light snowfall will slacken off before midnight, clouds will then disperse increasingly. All in all, maximum 5cm of fresh snow is anticipated. On Thursday, final residual clouds in the Northern Alps, soon dispersing. Elsewhere very sunny and good visibility. Winds will be light to moderate from the east. Milder air masses will come in at high altitudes. At 2000m: rising from -8 to 0 degrees; at 3000m: from -13 to -4 degrees.

Snowdrift problem is receding