Hochschwab Mountains

Low avalanche danger, but still isolated avalanche prone locations due to fresh pillows of wind drifted snow!

Low avalanche danger, but still isolated avalanche prone locations due to fresh pillows of wind drifted snow!

The avalanche risk is low. Nevertheless, above the tree line, fresh pillows of wind drifted snow can occasionally be triggered by individuals as small slab avalanches. Avalanche prone locations are adjacent to ridgelines and entrances to gullies and bowls, primarily in the north, east and south sectors.

The snow base, fundament is largely stable and isothermal. Only in shady high altitudes does floating snow occasionally weaken the snow layering. Fresh wind slabs are forming on the surface on a small scale.

North of the main Alpine ridge, there will be widespread light to moderate snowfall on Tuesday night. Tuesday itself will be a changeable day. In addition to sunshine, clouds and snow showers will pass through again and again, most of them in the northern Alps. The temperature at 2000 metres will be around -7 degrees, the wind will blow strongly from the northwest and turn to the north as the day progresses.

Hardly any more showers on Wednesday, but still windy and rather cool. Thursday will bring mostly sunny weather. Hardly any change in the avalanche danger.