Weisseck, Muhr Valley

Weak layers in the old snow are still susceptible to disruption in some cases

Over the past few days, small accumulations of drift snow have formed close to the crest, which are lying on an unfavourable layer of old snow with soft layers of angular crystals. Some of the drift snow packs are covered by a small amount of fresh snow. In windless areas, the snow surface is loose or covered with surface frost. On the sunny side, the snow cover has settled and may have hardened on the surface. In very steep grassy terrain, the snow cover is still occasionally sliding along the ground.

Weak layers in the old snow are still susceptible to disruption in some cases

The avalanche danger is moderate above 2400 metres and low below. The main danger comes from small to medium-sized slab avalanches. These can still be triggered by individual winter sports enthusiasts in the west, north and east exposures, particularly at transitions from little to a lot of snow and in the entrance areas to snow-covered gullies and hollows. Danger areas due to drifting snow are sometimes thinly covered with snow and difficult to recognise. Occasionally, small sliding snow avalanches can still come loose. Avoid areas underneath sliding snow mounds.

During the night, denser patches of cloud will repeatedly pass through, but in between it will mostly be only slightly cloudy. On Sunday, the sun will shine for longer periods, but the clouds will thicken towards the evening. Apart from exposed locations in the high mountains, the wind will blow only weakly from south-west to west. At 2000 metres it will be around -1 degrees, at 3000 metres around -7 degrees. A warm front will pass through on Monday night. It will rain and snow from dense clouds, with the snow line rising rapidly to 2000 metres.

With the arrival of a warm front and a rise in the snow line, the avalanche risk increases slightly for a short time.