Wölz Tauern South

Moderate avalanche danger at high altitudes!

Moderate avalanche danger at high altitudes!

The avalanche danger above 1900 metres is rated as "moderate". Avalanche prone locations are older snowdrift accumulations, which can be triggered as smaller slab avalanches, especially in shady areas of the higher elevations due to large additional loads, occasionally also due to small additional loads. Wet snow slides and occasional gliding avalanches are increasingly to be expected on sunny slopes.

The snowpack is becoming increasingly isothermal and moist in mid-altitudes and sunny slopes up to high altitudes, losing some of its stability as a result or may start to glide on a smooth surface. Only in shady high altitudes are there still cold reserves and a somewhat weakened snow base, fundament due to a moderate persistent weak layer problem. Generally speaking, there is little snow and lower altitudes are increasingly thinning out.

On Holy Saturday, clouds from a warm front will move in from the north-west in the morning. Directly on the main Alpine ridge, heavy cloud will predominate during the day, the peaks will be repeatedly covered in cloud and there will also be a few isolated rain or snow showers. Further south, it will remain largely dry and the sun will appear from time to time. The temperature at an altitude of 2000 metres will rise from -2 to +1 degrees during the course of the day. Strong winds from the north-west.

Mild mountain weather with plenty of sunshine and little wind on Easter Sunday. The wet and gliding snow problem is becoming increasingly important, the persistent weak layer problem is easing.