Lower Tauern North

Quiet, loose fresh snow, but snowdrift accumulations near ridgelines

Quiet, loose fresh snow, but snowdrift accumulations near ridgelines

Avalanche danger is LOW; above the timberline, danger is MODERATE. Dangers focus on steep ridgeline zones in N/E/S aspects, whre freshly generated snowdrifts can be triggered. Avalanche prone locations are generally small-sized, but small-to-medium slabs are nonetheless possible. Drifted snow masses can be blanketed over by fresh snowfall.

The milder foehn phase on Saturday helped the snowpack to settle. The old snow is relatively compact, without pronounced or relevant weak layers. The fresh fallen snow is cold, mostly loosely packed. Ridgeline snowdrifts can lie atop loose snow.

On Saturday night and during the day on Sunday, 10-20 cm of fresh snow is anticipated. Briefly there will be wind impact, but most of the snow will fall cold and quiet. On Sunday the peaks will often be veiled in cloud, intermittent snowfall is anticipated. Temperatures will drop noticeably: at 1500 m to -5 degrees, at 2000 m to -9 degrees.On Monday, low lying clouds and fog, occasional light snowfall. Still cold.

Little change expected on Monday.