Nock Mountains

Avoid fresh wind slab.

Avoid fresh wind slab.

The avalanche risk is moderate above the tree line. Fresh wind slabs can be triggered by individual winter sports enthusiasts in all aspects. Avalanche prone locations are mainly in gullies, bowls and behind terrain edges. Avalanches are usually of medium size. Occasionally, avalanches can also tear through layers of snowpack close to the ground. Take particular care on very steep western, northern and eastern slopes above around 2000 metres. Transitions from a little to a lot of snow are particularly unfavourable. Individual naturally triggered avalanches cannot be completely ruled out.

10 to 20 cm of new fallen snow is transported by the stormy north-westerly wind. New and wind slab snow is deposited above the tree line on an unfavourable old snow surface. The old snowpack is weak, especially on western, northern and eastern slopes above around 2000 metres.

A striking cold front will pass through on Thursday night. A stormy northerly foehn blows on Thursday. Visibility is poor. By the evening, 10 cm to 20 cm of new fallen snow. Around -8 degrees at 2000 metres.

Fresh wind slabs will continue to form on Friday.