Wölz Tauern South

Persistent weak layer problem and some wind slab!

Persistent weak layer problem and some wind slab!

The avalanche risk is still rated as moderate above 1,800 metres and low below that. Older snowdrift accumulations can be triggered as slab avalanches in a few places even with little additional load and can also reach medium size when breaking through into the persistent weak layer. The danger areas are located in the north to east aspects behind ridgelines and terrain edges as well as in the entrance areas to steep gullies and bowls.

Sun and slight warming lead to a settlement of the snowpack. On the northern sides, a layer of snow covers surface hoar and older wind slab in the higher elevations. In the northern and eastern exposures, the snowpack is still weakened with faceted crystals and floating snow (persistent weak layer problem!).

On Wednesday, the mountains on the southern side of the Alps will be covered in clouds and fog until around midday. In the afternoon, there may be snow showers between the Turrach and the Koralpe. At the same time, a foehn wind from the south will provide a few windows of sunshine in the northern Alps. At 2000 metres, -3 degrees on the Turrach and 2 degrees north of the Hochschwab. An Italian low will bring a few centimetres of new fallen snow on Thursday night.

An Adriatic low becomes weather-effective. A few centimetres of new fallen snow are added.