Nock Mountains

Predominantly favorable situation, circumvent small snowdrift accumulations

No significant change expected

Predominantly favorable situation, circumvent small snowdrift accumulations

Avalanche danger is low. Triggering a small slab is possible in only few places, most endangered are shady slopes in very steep terrain above 2000m. Small-sized slab avalanches can be triggered only by large additional loading. In extremely steep sunny terrain, small wet loose-snow avalanches can trigger during the day. Isolated small naturally triggered glide-snow avalanches are possible.

Thin snowdrift accumulations cover weak layers and surface hoar on shady or loose snow. The markedly below-average old snowpack fundament consists of several crusts of faceted crystals but is all-in-all very compact and does not tend towards fracture propagation. On east/west/south facing slopes the snowpack bears a thin melt-freeze crust in early morning which then turns to firn snow during the daytime. On steep north-facing slopes there is still loose snow to be found.

Friday night will be slightly cloudy, in some places cloudless, only in the Tauern will the clouds be denser as they pass through. Saturday will be mostly sunny. Intermittently, clouds will move through. Good visibility, lower border of the cloud cover will be far above summit level. Initially, some foehn impact in the Tauern, possible also in the Tennengebirge. In the afternoon, winds will shift to N/NW. At 2000m: 7 degrees; at 3000m: 0 degrees.